Heather McGregor

Dame
Heather McGregor
Mrs Moneypenny
Professor Heather J. McGregor in 2022
Born
Heather Jane McGregor

(1962-03-27) 27 March 1962 (age 62)
U.K.
Occupation(s)Academic, journalist, executive
Provost and Vice Principal of Heriot-Watt University Dubai
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 September 2022

Dame Heather Jane McGregor DBE FRSE (born 27 March 1962) is a British executive, journalist, and academic, known for writing under the moniker "Mrs Moneypenny".

Biography

She is the Provost and Vice Principal of Heriot-Watt University Dubai since 1 September 2022. Prior to that and since 2016, she has been Executive Dean of Edinburgh Business School, Heriot Watt University. She wrote a column for the Financial Times from 1999 to 2016 as "Mrs Moneypenny", and was the chief executive of Taylor Bennett from 2000 to 2016.[1][2]

In 2008, McGregor established the Taylor Bennett Foundation, a charity that encourages black, Asian and minority ethnic people to consider a career in communications and PR.[3][4] She was a founding member of the 30% Club, which campaigns for more women on the boards of FTSE 100 companies.[3] In 2013, she appeared on a celebrity special episode of Come Dine with Me.[5] She was also elected as a fellow to the Royal Society of Edinburgh in March 2021.[6] McGregor was a columnist for The Sunday Times between September 2019 and March 2021.

Awards

She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 Birthday Honours for services to business, especially employment skills and diversity in the workplace,[7] and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to education, business and heritage in Scotland.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "McGregor, Prof. Heather Jane". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U284626. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Professor Heather McGregor". Edinburgh Business School. Heriot-Watt University. Retrieved 24 January 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b Glackin, Michael (28 October 2018). "A demanding role for 'Mrs Moneypenny' Heather McGregor at Heriot Watt Business School". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ^ "About the Foundation". Taylor Bennett Foundation. 22 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Come Dine with Me - Series 30: Episode 95 | Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  6. ^ Stephen, Phyllis (29 March 2021). "New 2021 fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  7. ^ "No. 61256". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2015. pp. B8–B9.
  8. ^ "No. 63918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2022. p. N9.
  9. ^ 2023 New Year Honours List, gov.uk. Accessed 29 July 2023.
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