Meet the team

With over 20 years of investment experience spanning both private and public sector investment, Nicola Douglas is currently head of investments for the Bank’s Place mission and is a key member of the investment leadership team, guiding the Bank’s investment strategy.

Prior to this Nicola led the Bank’s Innovation mission for five years, having played a pivotal role in the Bank’s creation, serving on the board of the Building Scotland Fund, the foundation for the Bank’s establishment.

Nicola held senior roles with Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the Royal Bank of Scotland. She is also passionate about broader support for entrepreneurship and scaling businesses and has worked closely with world leading organisations, such as MIT, The London Stock Exchange and INSTEAD supporting C-suite leaders. She is also an advocate of building gender diversity within the finance community, working with others to create networking and learning events to support and connect female businesses and investors.