Katherine is the ADR Scotland executive programme manager and Head of the Data for Research Unit within the Scottish Government. She joined the team in January 2022 and is responsible for maximising the impact of the ADR Scotland investment. With a PhD in environment economics from the University of Cambridge, Katherine worked at the University of Newcastle before moving into an economy advisory role at Scottish National Heritage and subsequently the Scottish Government. She has a wealth of experience on corporate planning and performance management. Having worked the past 5 years for Registers of Scotland (RoS), Katherine undertake a range of strategic improvement projects and also built up the statistics and analytical function.