Sarah Davidson
Sarah Davidson is CEO at Carnegie UK.
Carnegie UK, based in Dunfermline, is a charitable foundation which works to improve the wellbeing of people throughout the UK and Ireland by influencing public policy and practice.
Before taking up her appointment with Carnegie UK, Sarah served as a senior civil servant within the Scottish Government, including five years as Director General - one of the highest rankings within the Home civil service.
She brings a breadth of expertise, having served across multiple portfolios.
Sarah will support the development and implementation of the UofG Policy Lab, a new way of working that the Centre will be pioneering and sharing learning from.
"Public policy at its best reflects collective endeavour. The complexity of challenges facing policymakers today makes it ever more important that there are places where practitioners, academics and others with expertise can come together and learn about the design and delivery of good policy. The new Centre for Public Policy offers just such a space for learning; as someone who has spent their career in the pursuit of public policy outcomes I am delighted and excited to be joining it and working with the Director, faculty from across the University, and the students to explore and learn from each other about the art of the public policy process."