Stephen Gordon-Dando has led Human Resources in a number of large international organisations spanning both the public and private sectors. 

Stephen was a Managing Director at Bain Capital, with a human capital remit across Europe portfolio companies, until his retirement in December 2021, and remained a Senior Adviser at the firm until the end of 2024.

Prior to this, Stephen was Chief Human Resources Officer at Thomson Reuters, and Director, BBC People, serving as a member of the group executive committee at both.  During his earlier career he held numerous generalist and specialist HR roles at Diageo, United Distillers, Austin Rover and Ferranti.  He has also held various trustee and non-executive roles, including at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Engage for Success Foundation, the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development, and more recently at the UK Government Cabinet Office.

He received an MBA from the University of Edinburgh and a BA (Hons) from the University of Strathclyde.

Stephen became a Trustee of National Museums Scotland in September 2022 and his term of appointment runs until August 2026.  He is also Chair at Pebl Services Ltd. and a CHRO Advisory Board Member at Korn Ferry (EMEA). He lives in London.