The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) in

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was a group of

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s and leading figures from the private sector and academia who advised the Scottish Government. Its principal aims were to advise on improving the competitiveness of the Scottish economy and how to tackle inequality within Scotland. It was established in 2007, meeting for the first time on 21 September. The Council had two formal meetings a year and also carried out engagement and work between meetings. Minutes of its meetings and other reports are available on its website. The council was replaced in 2021 with the Advisory Council for Economic Transformation.

Membership

Membership (as of January 2020) * Crawford Beveridge

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(Chair) – Chairman of Scottish Equity Partners Ltd. and Non-Executive Chairman of Autodesk; previously Chief Executive of

Scottish Enterprise Scottish Enterprise is a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government which encourages economic development, enterprise, innovation and investment in business. The body covers the eastern and central parts of Scotland whilst similar ...

. * Sir Harry Burns – Professor of Global Public Health at the

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and former

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. *Professor Sara Carter OBE – Professor of Entrepreneurship and Associate Deputy Principal of the

. *Craig Clark, CEO and founder of Clyde Space *Professor

Mariana Mazzucato Mariana Francesca Mazzucato (born June 16, 1968) is an economist with dual Italian–American citizenship. She is a professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London and founding director of the UCL Institute ...

– Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value, University College London (UCL) *

Jim McColl James Allan McColl OBE (born 22 December 1951) is a Scottish businessman who is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Clyde Blowers. He is a member of the Council of Economic Advisors. In 2007, he was placed tenth on the ''Sunday Tim ...

OBE – Chairman and Chief Executive of Clyde Blowers plc. *Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli – Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow *Professor Joseph Stiglitz – University Professor,

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and winner of the 2001

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. * Julia Unwin, Chair of the Independent Inquiry on the Future of Civil Society

References

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