Kevin Drugan

Born and brought up in Glasgow, Kevin is a highly numerate and literate senior executive with over 25 years’ experience of business, strategic and operational leadership and management within the charity, public and private sectors. Recognised by peers as a leading expert on social enterprise and the social economy, he is particularly skilled in business planning, strategy, business development, income generation and capital development programmes.

He played a key role in the establishment of major grant-making foundations and has been a member of several EU, UK and Scottish Government bodies and agencies as well as an expert adviser to a number of international, national and regional agencies. He chaired the Social Economy Taskforce for London which put social enterprise on the political agenda at the start of the 21st century and, most recently, was Chair of DWP’s Access to Work Stakeholder Forum in Scotland and an adviser to the Scottish Government on disability employment and equality. On a more practical level – and indulging his passion for cooking – he has been involved in the development of a number of social enterprise restaurants and hotels across the globe.

He is passionate about tackling social exclusion and creating opportunities for those at greatest disadvantage in society, with particular emphasis upon education, children and young people. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, reading, writing, cycling, football and swimming.