Scott is the Director of the Data & Digital Innovation Directorate in Public Health Scotland. He leads the directorate responsible for the collection, access and use of data to derive insight and drive innovation in how we improve public health outcomes nationally and locally.
Scott has a background in statistics and has worked in the health and care field for almost 30 years. He is also Public Health Scotland’s Head of Profession for Statistics and has the authority for deciding on methods, content and timing of the release of our statistics.
Scott is also the Vice President of the Royal Statistical Society, the UK’s professional body for data and statistics.
He also has a great/dubious (depending on your preference) taste in music and is a big fan on the Eurovision Song Contest!