After graduating in Technology and Business Studies from
Strathclyde University in1986 Caroline left Scotland to work in the
City of London. She trained as an Investment Analyst and
worked for Crown Agents and Charterhouse Bank. She returned to
Scotland and ran three companies before moving into business
consultancy. She has been a volunteer business advisor to the
Princes Scottish Youth Business Trust for 10 years. Currently she
is employed by Oracle, the largest enterprise software company in
the world, as Director for Oracle Scotland. She is a Fellow of the
Royal Society for Arts and Business and sits on various Boards and
Committees including E Skills, Scotland IS and the Advisory Board
of Common Purpose. Caroline lives in Giffnock in Glasgow and
has one young son.