Our people

Professor Alan Alexander OBE

Chair of Audit Scotland Board

Alan is a distinguished academic and leading authority on the development of local government in the UK. He has served as a councillor, and is a former chair of Scottish Water and general secretary of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Stephen Boyle

Auditor General and Accountable Officer

Jo Armstrong

Chair of the Accounts Commission

Jo is an internationally recognised economist and finance expert having worked in the public, private and third sectors across the UK. With periods in the oil, gas and banking sectors, she was also a senior civil servant in the Scottish Government. Jo acted as a budget adviser to Parliamentary Committees of the Scottish Parliament, including the Local Government Committee.

She has extensive knowledge of economic regulation, is a member of the RSE’s Economy and Enterprise Committee and is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors.

Jo currently chairs the Wheatley Group and Hub West Scotland, giving her a clear understanding of Scotland’s financial, housing, infrastructure, and care challenges.

Colin Crosby

Independent, non-executive director of the Audit Scotland Board

Jackie Mann

Independent, non-executive director of the Audit Scotland Board

Jackie has more than 30 years’ experience in human resources in the UK and overseas. She has been a board member for Developing the Young Workforce, served on the Children’s Panel for Scotland and is a Justice of the Peace.