Heather McGregor

British executive, journalist and academic

Dame

Heather McGregor

Professor Heather J. McGregor in 2022

Born|

Heather Jane McGregor

(1962-03-27) 27 March 1962 (age 63)

U.K.

Occupation(s)| Academic, journalist, executive
Provost and Vice Principal of Heriot-Watt University Dubai

Incumbent

Assumed office
1 September 2022

Dame Heather Jane McGregor DBE FRSE (born 27 March 1962) is a British executive, journalist, and academic, known for writing under the moniker "Mrs Moneypenny".

## Biography

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She is the Provost and Vice Principal of Heriot-Watt University Dubai since 1 September 2022. Prior to that and since 2016, she has been Executive Dean of Edinburgh Business School, Heriot Watt University. She wrote a column for the Financial Times from 1999 to 2016 as "Mrs Moneypenny", and was the chief executive of Taylor Bennett from 2000 to 2016.[1][2]

In 2008, McGregor established the Taylor Bennett Foundation, a charity that encourages black, Asian and minority ethnic people to consider a career in communications and PR.[3][4] She was a founding member of the 30% Club, which campaigns for more women on the boards of FTSE 100 companies.[3] In 2013, she appeared on a celebrity special episode of Come Dine with Me.[5] She was also elected as a fellow to the Royal Society of Edinburgh in March 2021.[6] McGregor was a columnist for The Sunday Times between September 2019 and March 2021.

## Awards

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She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 Birthday Honours for services to business, especially employment skills and diversity in the workplace,[7] and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to education, business and heritage in Scotland.[8][9]

## References

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1. ^ "McGregor, Prof. Heather Jane". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U284626. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
2. ^ "Professor Heather McGregor". Edinburgh Business School. Heriot-Watt University. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
3. ^ a b Glackin, Michael (28 October 2018). "A demanding role for 'Mrs Moneypenny' Heather McGregor at Heriot Watt Business School". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
4. ^ "About the Foundation". Taylor Bennett Foundation. 22 February 2019.
5. ^ "Come Dine with Me - Series 30: Episode 95 | Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
6. ^ Stephen, Phyllis (29 March 2021). "New 2021 fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
7. ^ "No. 61256". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2015. pp. B8 – B9.
8. ^ "No. 63918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2022. p. N9.
9. ^ 2023 New Year Honours List, gov.uk. Accessed 29 July 2023.

## External links

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* "Mrs Moneypenny", Financial Times. Accessed 30 December 2022.
* Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Edinburghreporter.co.uk. Accessed 30 December 2022.

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