Kirsten Urquhart

Kirsten Urquhart BEM is a senior strategic leader with extensive experience across Scotland's public, third, and commercial sectors. Kirsten is currently the Strategic Engagement Lead at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (Scottish Prevention Hub). She was previously Chief Executive of national youth charity Young Scot, where she spent more than 13 years.

Her career began in digital and information services, and she has worked across sectors to ensure that young people and communities have a voice in shaping the decisions that affect them.

Kirsten brings experience of strategic leadership, public policy and cross-sector collaboration. She sits on a range of national and local advisory bodies, including the Transport Scotland National Smart Ticketing Advisory Board and the Edinburgh Visitor Levy Advisory Forum, and has also served on the Scottish Government’s Independent Working Group on Antisocial Behaviour, Consumer Scotland’s Advisory Committee on Consumers in Vulnerable Circumstances, The Scottish AI Alliance Community Advisory Board and Scotland’s Railway Stakeholder Panel.

Kirsten was awarded the British Empire Medal in 2020 for services to young people in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• People Committee

• Service Delivery Committee

Information on the exact nature of the requirement under each category can be found in the Code of Conduct for Board Members of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

Remuneration

• Employed (Part-Time 21 hours) Strategic Engagement Lead - Edinburgh University/Edinburgh Futures Institute
• Advisor (4 meetings per annum), Edinburgh Visitor Levy Advisory Forum Member - Edinburgh City Council

Related Undertakings

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Contracts

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Houses, Land and Buildings

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Shares and Securities

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Non-Financial Interests

• Transport Scotland - National Smart Ticketing Advisory Board Member (NSTAB)

Other Interests

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