John Matheson CBE
Biography
John Matheson was Director of Finance for the NHS in Scotland from 2008 until his retiral in 2016 with specific responsibility for ehealth and analytics. Prior to that he was the Director of Finance at NHS Lothian. He studied at Heriot Watt and Edinburgh Universities.
John was a Council member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy for 10 years and became President in 2015. Whilst President he focussed on raising the international profile of the Institute including presenting at a number of international conferences and he chairs a Committee developing its global strategy.
Currently John chairs the Audit and Risk Committees and gives strategic advice to Transport Scotland. He is a consultant with CGI and consultant with DHI Strathclyde University. He also sits on the Board of the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop.
He was awarded a CBE in 2015 for services to the NHS in Scotland
Appointed: 1 September 2017 (extended in August 2024). Term ends: 31 August 2025