Scott McDonald is the Chief Executive of the British Council.
He is committed to leading the organisation to build trust around the world, supporting global peace and prosperity. He believes the British Council’s strength comes from the interconnectivity of its work in arts and culture, education and the English language.
Previously, Scott was the President & CEO of the Oliver Wyman Group and sat on the Executive Committee of Marsh & McLennan Companies, including more than 75,000 staff in over 100 countries. Before joining Oliver Wyman, Scott worked in investment banking, the editorial side of the magazine industry, and ran a small publishing company.
Scott is a member of the Global Strategy & Leadership Expert Panel of McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management. He also sits on the European Advisory Board for The Nature Conservancy and the Advisory Group for Yodomo, a UK crafting platform. Scott has degrees in Finance & Economics from McGill University and International Relations from Cambridge University.
In his spare time, he is an avid hiker, runner and fisherman and lives in London with his wife and daughter.