Jacqui is Deputy Director of Assurance and Outcomes at the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), where she leads on institutional engagement, outcome agreements, learning and quality, governance and the assurance and accountability framework. She is also an independent governor at Bath Spa University. Prior to taking up her role at the SFC in March, Jacqui ran her own consultancy, supporting higher education providers on governance, regulatory and other matters. Jacqui started her consultancy after working for 11 years at the Higher Education Funding Council for England and the Office for Students in a variety of roles. In her spare time, Jacqui writes and presents a monthly quiz at her local pub and also enjoys long distance walking – she is currently tackling the 186-mile Pembrokeshire Coast Path, having most recently completed the 630-mile South West Coast Path just before the pandemic lockdowns
