Jane Wood

Jane joined as Homes for Scotland Chief Executive in June 2022, responsible for driving the organisation forward to achieve its primary goal of delivering more homes for the people of Scotland.

Jane sits on the CBI Council Scotland, the Scottish Government Housing 2040 Strategic Board, is an advisor for Child Bereavement UK a national charity whose patron was the then HRH The Prince of Wales. She was also appointed to the Deputy First Minister’s National Strategy for Economic Development Board (NSET) in the Scottish Government.

Prior to this, Jane was BT Group UK Nations and Regions Director and a member of the BT Scotland Board, managing relationships with public bodies, politicians and other key stakeholders on strategic business areas including climate change, skills, SMEs, infrastructure and public policy affairs.

She was previously also CEO in Scotland and then UK Executive Director for the membership organisation Business in the Community, and Head of Corporate Affairs for Scotland and Northern Ireland for the Walgreens Boots Alliance.

With extensive experience of complex regulatory issues and central, devolved and local governments, Jane has championed inclusive growth and worked to create policies and business relationships which deliver both economic and sustainable outcomes throughout her career.

“Corporate responsibility is in my personal and professional DNA and I will bring those values to my leadership and to my conversations across both private and public sectors.”