Board Members
Sean Duffy
As Chair of The Donaldson Trust, Sean leads the Board in supporting Scotland’s national charity for neurodivergent people. He brings extensive experience in senior leadership and governance, helping to guide the Trust’s strategy, strengthen oversight, and ensure it delivers meaningful and lasting impact.
With a background in leading complex organisations through change, he takes a clear, inclusive, and outcomes focused approach to governance. He is committed to championing neurodiversity, improving public understanding, and supporting the Trust to influence systems and services across education, care, and wider society.
Gill Gorman
Gill is an experienced HR Director and consultant with over 25 years of experience supporting businesses leaders across a wide variety of sectors. Through her consultancy, Gill enables senior leaders to leverage their people agenda to support strategic delivery, aligning ethical people practices with commercial performance improvement. Gill has been a Trustee of The Donaldson Trust since December 2018.
Fiona Forest Anderson
Fiona is Head of Employability & Careers at Edinburgh Napier University and a senior leader in higher education. With a background in HR and previous experience working with children and young people she is a passionate advocate for inclusion and improving outcomes. Fiona has been a Trustee of The Donaldson Trust since November 2020.
Deborah Rodger
Deborah is a senior leader with a background in communications, operations, and digital transformation. She has led large-scale change programmes across sectors and is passionate about building empowered, accountable teams. Her breadth of experience brings valuable insight to her role as a Trustee of The Donaldson Trust.
Richard Caldicott
Richard joined the Board of Trustees in December 2018 and brings extensive board level experience of running Innovation, Operations, Business Development and Change & Transformation from across Financial Services, FMCG and the Third Sector.
Lorraine Gilles
Lorraine is an experienced senior leader with a background spanning the third sector, public sector, and audit. She values people before process and breaking down barriers to create compassionate, flexible workplaces. As an agent for change, activist and innovator, Lorraine brings both strategic insight and lived experience to her role as a Trustee.
Jonathan Lee
Jonathan is Director of Finance and Investment Operations at Aviva. He is a Chartered Accountant and MBA graduate with extensive experience in leading finance, investment operations, and large-scale transformation projects. Jonathan joined the Board of Trustees at The Donaldson Trust in December 2020.
Srishti Bakshi
Having worked across marketing, communications and strategy development, Srishti is passionate about using the power of storytelling to creative narratives that drive change and deliver real impact.
Chris O’Donnell
Chris is a senior leader in higher education with over 20 years’ experience in psychology, curriculum design, and organisational change. He specialises in digital education, hybrid learning and inclusive practice. Joining in February 2025, Chris brings significant trustee and governance experience to his role on our Board.
Sobia McGuire
Sobia is a qualified accountant and senior project manager with experience delivering large-scale change across financial services. Her work spans transformation, regulatory projects, and technology implementation. She brings strategic insight and a practical approach to her role as Trustee.
