Nora Senior CBE DL serves as Chair of East Midlands Freeport and Edinburgh College, and as Non-Executive Director at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, alongside being an External Member of the UK House of Lords. Senior holds a position as a Council Member for the International Chambers of Commerce and previously chaired the Enterprise and Skills Strategic Board for the Scottish Government. With extensive experience in corporate communications, Senior was the Chairman for UK Regions and Ireland at Weber Shandwick until January 2022 and also held leadership roles in the Scottish Chambers of Commerce and the British Chambers of Commerce. Senior graduated from the University of Glasgow with an MA Hons in multiple disciplines including French and Philosophy.