Alison McRae is Senior Director at Glasgow Chamber of Commerce responsible for creating a portfolio of strategic partnerships, working across a range of public and private organisations, which seek to innovate and anticipate new opportunities for Glasgow city region and its business community with demonstrable socio-economic impact. She has over 30 years of experience spanning Board and C-suite level engagement and she specialises in identifying and then translating innovative concepts into tangible and commercial business outcomes across themes including climate, labour market & skills and innovation.

Alison leads an award-winning team of 15 professionals whose work has been recognised by World Chambers of Commerce, World Economic Forum and the Global Good Awards. In 2018 she was in the Top 100 Women in Tourism & Business Insider Top 20 Women to Watch, then in 2023 she was a Net Zero Hero Finalist in the Edie awards.

Alison is currently a Non Executive Director of Zero Waste Scotland and also of British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). She is Co-Chair of the Glasgow Employment & Skills Board. Previously she has been a Director of the Scottish Tourism Alliance for over a decade; the Independent Chair of Argyll & Isles Strategic Tourism Partnership and a member of the National Developing the Young Workforce Chairs Forum. Alison is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University.