Willy Roe is Chair of the Board of the new government agency, Skills Development Scotland and Scotland Commissioner on the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. He is also a member of the Innovation Programmes Committee of NESTA, the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts.
Mr Roe is Chair of Rocket Science UK Ltd, a company that provides consulting services and solutions for national and local government in economic development, lifelong learning, welfare to work, regeneration and innovative financial partnerships to support sustainable growth. He has advised many government departments and public agencies in Scotland and England as well as financial services and technology companies both in the UK and North America.
He has been Chair of Highlands and Islands Enterprise since September 2004. HIE is the Scottish Government’s agency leading sustainable growth and strengthening communities in the north-western half of Scotland.
William Roe’s international experience includes:
Former Director of first EU Programme to combat long-term unemployment – ERGO;
Former Adviser to Government of Bulgaria on development of civil society;
Former Adviser to Government of Poland on labour market reforms;
Former Adviser on local enterprise development in Atlantic Canada;
Adviser and Facilitator to Futures Ireland programme for the Government of Ireland;
Board member Training and Development Corporation Maine USA.
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