a variety of roles including Deputy Chief Economist and since the 2008 crisis as Head of Group Communications. He joined WPP in August 2012 working in a client facing role. He delivered the Donaldson Lecture at the 2013 SNP conference. In 2014 he launched a new strategic communications consultancy Charlotte Street Partners based in Edinburgh and London. Along with co-founder Malcolm Robertson, he topped a list of "names to watch" published by The Scotsman in 2014. He was a Trustee of the John Smith Memorial Trust and is a Trustee of The John Smith Centre for Public Service at the University of Glasgow. He is a former member of the Governing Board of the Scottish Crop Research Institute and between 2010 – 2015 he was a Director of Motherwell F.C. He is a member of the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the David Hume Institute. He is a former columnist for the Scotland on Sunday and writes occasional opinion pieces for other newspapers including The Scotsman, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, the Daily Record and The National. In September 2016, he was appointed to chair the Sustainable Growth Commission reporting to the First Minister of Scotland. In October 2017, he was also appointed to the Independent Commission on Referendums at University College London's Constitution Unit. In March 2020, he was re-appointed to the governing board of Motherwell F.C. as a Director. He also currently serves as a trustee for National Galleries Scotland, the Edinburgh International Culture Summit Foundation, and Sistema Scotland, a social transformation charity engaging children through orchestral music. Personal life Wilson lives in Edinburgh with his three children and wife Mhairi Clarke who he married in Florence in July 2022 and with whom he has a stepson Benjamin Clarke. References External links Andrew Wilson website 1970 births Living people People educated at Coltness High School Alumni of the University of Strathclyde Alumni of the University of St Andrews Scottish economists People from Lanark Scottish Episcopalians Scottish National Party MSPs Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003 Scottish bankers NatWest Group people