Ailsa Young
InvestorInvestment Director at Scottish National Investment Bank
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jethro CohenunlockedAilsa: together at PwC Australia (2015β2016)
Γ2Ailsa: together at Erasmus University Rotterdam
Γ3Ailsa: together at PwC UK
Γ3Ailsa: together at Australian Institute of Company Directors
About
Ailsa Young is Investment Director for Innovation at The Scottish National Investment Bank. She has more than 20 years of professional experience, with skills spanning stakeholder management, strategy development, commercial business case review, due diligence, contract negotiation, and project governance.
Experience
- The Scottish National Investment BankInvestment Director - Innovationcurrent2023 β presentEdinburgh
- Career BreakRelocation2022 β 2023Europe
- University of AdelaideDirector, Strategic Projects2018 β 2022Australia
- Self EmployedIndependent Consultant2017 β 2018Adelaide, Australia
- VALE BREWINGNon Executive Director2015 β 2017South Australia, Australia
- Fuse Wine ServicesGeneral Manager2016 β 2017McLaren Vale, South Australia
- PwC AustraliaSenior Manager - Consulting2015 β 2016Adelaide, Australia
- PwC AustraliaAssociate Director - Deals2013 β 2015Australia
- PwC AustraliaManager - Transaction Services2010 β 2013Australia
- PwC AustraliaSenior Associate Transaction Services2010Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- PwC UKSenior Associate - Transaction Services2008 β 2010Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
- PwC UKAudit Analyst2005 β 2008Glasgow, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Impact EvaluationImpact InvestingCorporate GovernanceBusiness Case DevelopmentSustainabilityRisk Assessment1Interdisciplinary CollaborationEnergyValue Creation1Private EquityHealthcare StrategyGrowth Strategies1
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Due DiligenceBusiness StrategyCorporate FinanceFinancial AnalysisProject PlanningProject ManagementRisk ManagementConsultingCollaborative Problem SolvingManagementNegotiationAnalytical Skills- AI for Directors and Organisational Leaders - CMI Level 7 β In Professional Development (InPD)
- Harnessing AI for Private Capital: From Origination to Value Creation β UK Private Capital
- Impact Investing for VCs β UK Private Capital
- Sustainability: Environment, Economy and Society β LSE Online
- Behavioral Economics β Chicago Booth Executive Education
- The Authentic Communicator: Activating Presence β AGSM @ UNSW Business School
- Project Management for Executives β AGSM @ UNSW Business School
- Leading an Organisation through Dynamic Environments β AGSM @ UNSW Business School
- Implementing Strategy for Results β AGSM @ UNSW Business School
- Developing Effective Negotiation and Influencing Skills β AGSM @ UNSW Business School
From Ailsa's professional profile.
Colleagues at Scottish National Investment Bank
Alison Talbot
Chief Risk Officer and General Counsel at Scottish National Investment Bank
Andy Clapp
Executive Director - Investment Portfolio Management at Scottish National Investment Bank
Ben Donati
Investment Executive at NPIF - FW Capital Debt Finance
Carolyn Jameson
Non-executive Director and Senior Independent Director at Scottish National Investment Bank
Craig Stevens
Investment Director at Scottish National Investment Bank
Craig Wood
Chief Financial Officer at Scottish National Investment Bank
David Ritchie
Chief Executive at Scottish National Investment Bank
Gary Page
Non-executive Director at Scottish National Investment Bank
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ailsa Young?
- Ailsa Young is Investment Director for Innovation at The Scottish National Investment Bank. She has more than 20 years of professional experience, with skills spanning stakeholder management, strategy development, commercial business case review, due diligence, contract negotiation, and project governance.
- Where does Ailsa Young work?
- Ailsa Young is Investment Director at Scottish National Investment Bank.
- Where did Ailsa Young go to school?
- Ailsa Young studied at Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD, Company Director's Course); ICAS - The Professional Body of CAs (CA); University of Glasgow (LLB (Hons), Law).
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