Our Team
Alistair Forbes
Alistair is a tech entrepreneur and investor who has worked in and with many early and growth stage businesses in Scotland and around the world. He is a passionate supporter of projects that harness technology for impact and is committed to making the Scottish Tech Army a vibrant hub for tech for good initiatives and activity across Scotland, creating scalable change and a step change in impact.
CEO
Kirsty McIntosh
Kirsty joined the Scottish Tech Army as an early volunteer and later became part of the core team, helping drive UK-wide growth through the Tech for Good Alliance. Her focus is on building cross-sector partnerships to harness technology for social impact. She also serves as Chair of Trustees for Seescape and is a Patron of The Teapot Trust.
Executive Director
Michael von Euw
Michael has an international business management background in manufacturing and hospitality, specialising in ERP systems. He has experienced first-hand the importance of pairing the correct solution for the task at hand. With a passion for further learning and education, he believes that knowledge should be shared and nurtured to help bring out the best in people.
Head of Applications
Charlotte is a digital marketer who joined the Scottish Tech Army in 2021. Her role focuses on telling the stories of the work done by skilled volunteers and corporate partners — through videos, graphics, social media, events, and written content. From planning campaigns to creating day-to-day content, she helps bring the impact of Tech for Good to life in engaging and accessible ways.
Marketing Executive
Head of Projects & Programmes
Janet is a Programme Management Professional who supports projects from scoping to delivery, working closely with skilled volunteers and corporate partners. With a background in IT programme management, she’s worked with Rolls-Royce IT Triage and also managed her own Voluntary Community Project for over 10 years — which was visited by Prince William and Katherine, Princess of Wales.
Our Board
Sandy Finlayson
Sandy was a co-founder and Senior Partner at Edinburgh-based law firm MBM Commercial. He sits on the CivTech Advisory Group and served for four years as Chair of Converge Challenge, Scotland’s leading company creation programme for Scottish Universities and Research Institutes. Sandy is an active Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and has held and continues to hold many other advisory and Chair roles with third sector organisations.
Elaine Crichton
Elaine leads the Specialist Volunteering Network and the Learning Disabilities Portfolio at Inspiring Scotland, one of Scotland’s most progressive charitable funding organisations. As a fervent advocate of the sharing of knowledge and skills, she frequently lends her own expertise and insight, garnered through nearly 30 years in financial services, on a range of issues across Inspiring Scotland and other organisations.
Raymond O’Hare
Raymond is an experienced leader and independent chairman, non-executive director and advisor. He is a strategic thinker with a pragmatic outlook, and broad business leadership experience; with a successful track record at corporate, SME and start-up levels. He is a non-executive board member of Scottish Enterprise and an advisor to the global ground transportation business - TBR Global, as well as his role with the Scottish Tech Army.