Ana Stewart Appointed as New Chief Entrepreneur of Scottish Govt.

• Ana Stewart to become new chief entrepreneur of the Scottish Government
• Her role will be effective from July 2026, as the chief advisor to government

Recently, Ana Stewart has been announced as the new chief entrepreneur of the Scottish Government. She will be taking up the role in 2026 July, acting as the chief advisor to government, specifically on growing the start-up and scale-up economy.

Her role includes key priorities like implementing the Pathways report, co-authored by her. She will also be optimising existing programmes as well as initiatives in addition to rising risk capital market of Scotland, working with universities to upsurge the spin-out companies’ number which reach scale.

Ana has been a part of Eos Advisory for five years as a Partner alongside Pathways Forward as Chair. She has also worked with Bella & Duke Ltd as Non-Executive Director for six long years and with Condatis for two years in the same role.

Moreover, she was honoured with awards like ATM Industry Champion by ATMIA, Finalist Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, and Winner, Emerging Entrepreneur Of The Year by Entrepreneurial Exchange.

Coming in statement, Forbes said, “Scotland is home to some of the world’s brightest business minds, ideas and innovators. The Scottish Government is committed to helping deliver an end-to-end support network that nurtures this talent and helps this and future generations of business founders to thrive. To deliver truly meaningful, strategic support, it is vital we continue to listen to and learn from entrepreneurs and the wider business community. Ana Stewart brings the insight, lived experience and connections needed to shape and accelerate our policies and deliver for Scotland’s start-up talent.”

Furthermore, Ana added, “Entrepreneurship is the engine room for economic growth and it's essential that we provide more pathways, increased access and accelerated funding to current and future founders, whilst ensuring private and public sector are aligned in making that happen.”