Council of Economic Advisers (Scotland)
The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) in Scotland is a group of economists and leading figures from the private sector and academia who advise the Scottish Government. Its principal aims are to advise on improving the competitiveness of the Scottish economy and how to tackle inequality within Scotland. It was established in 2007, meeting for the first time on 21 September. The Council has two formal meetings a year and also carries out engagement and work between meetings. Minutes of its meetings and other reports are available on its website.
The Council at their first meeting
Membership
Membership (as of January 2020)
- Crawford Beveridge CBE (Chair) – Chairman of Scottish Equity Partners Ltd. and Non-Executive Chairman of Autodesk; previously Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise.
- Sir Harry Burns – Professor of Global Public Health at the University of Strathclyde and former Chief Medical Officer for Scotland.
- Professor Sara Carter OBE – Professor of Entrepreneurship and Associate Deputy Principal of the University of Strathclyde.
- Craig Clark, CEO and founder of Clyde Space
- Professor Mariana Mazzucato – Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value, University College London (UCL)
- Jim McColl OBE – Chairman and Chief Executive of Clyde Blowers plc.
- Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli – Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow
- Professor Joseph Stiglitz – University Professor, Columbia University and winner of the 2001 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
- Julia Unwin, Chair of the Independent Inquiry on the Future of Civil Society
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