About Me
John is a political and policy analyst with 25 years’ experience covering a wide range of policy fields in Brussels and Scotland and he has substantial experience in analysis and communication of UK and devolved parliamentary systems. He served on the Presiding Officer’s Commission for Parliamentary Reform in 2017; on the Steel Commission on "Moving Towards Federalism"; and the Campbell "Home Rule and Community Rule" Commission.
John was Parliamentary Manager for Scottish Enterprise from 2002-2003.
John worked for eight years in Brussels - in Scotland Europa as Policy Manager and in the European Policy Centre as personal assistant to Max Kohnstamm (first Secretary of the Coal and Steel Authority).
John is currently Director at Scottish Council of Independent Schools. In that capacity he is a member of the Curriculum for Excellence Management Board and Scottish Teachers' Pension Scheme Advisory Board.