Wendy Alexander

Wendy Alexander (born 27 June 1963) is a retired Scottish politician and the former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Paisley North. She held various Scottish Government cabinet posts and was the Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 2007 to 2008. In 2010–2011 she convened the Scotland Bill Committee on financial powers of the Scottish Parliament.

After leaving politics, she was appointed Associate Dean of Global Business and Associate Dean for Degree Programmes and Career Services at the London Business School, and in April 2015 was appointed as Vice-Principal (International) and Professor of International Education by the University of Dundee.

In March 2016 she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh for her work for the university sector. In 30 November 2017, she was appointed as the Scottish Government Trade and Investment Envoy for Higher Education.

Alexander is a member of UK Government’s DIT/DfE Education Sector Advisory Group and chairs the Global Advisory Board of the Times Higher Education Student. Provided by Wikipedia