Advisory Board

Our external advisory board supports the Alliance by providing advisory counsel on strategy, implementation of plans and progress. The board comprises subject matter experts and represents key cross-sectoral stakeholders.

Ashley Lyons

Lecturer at the University of Glasgow

Emma Church

Impact Manager (Sustainability) at BE-ST

Freya Burns

Senior Research Consultant at Changeworks

Iain McCreaddie

Programme Director at Scottish Cities Alliance

Margaret Gill

Emeritus Professor at the University of Aberdeen

Paul Steen

Head of District Heating Business Development at Vattenfall Heat UK



Chris Tait

Chief Operating Officer, Global Ethical Finance Initiative

Sam Bayliss

Lecturer in Quantum Engineering at the University of Glasgow

Alliance Leadership Team

Our Alliance leadership team comprises academics from four universities in Scotland and embraces diversity in terms of background, academic career stage, research interests, expertise, skills, and gender.

Dr Mette High

Alliance Director

Dr Sean Field

Financial Pathways Theme Lead

Dr Jen Dickie

Decarbonising Heat Theme Lead

Prof Zoe Shipton

Alliance Funder Liaison

Dr Faye Wade

Sustainable Households Theme Co-Lead

Dr Sarah Parry

Sustainable Households Theme Co-Lead

Dr Emilka Skrzypek

Capacity Lead

Core Team

Gayle Erwin

Alliance Manager

Millie Mather

Communications Officer

Akshaya Pradhan

Communications Intern