Mary Macleod

Mary Macleod (born 4 January 1969) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentford and Isleworth from the 2010 general election until the 2015 general election, when she was defeated by Ruth Cadbury of the Labour Party. After a career in business consulting, Macleod was a policy advisor to Queen Elizabeth II. Early life Born in London to Scottish parents, she has lived for many years in Chiswick and continues to reside there. She graduated from the University of Glasgow with a degree in Ancient Greek, together with Business Studies. Career On graduation, she joined Andersen Consulting and then Accenture, as a business consultant. She was Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer for Group Operations at ABN AMRO, and then Group Communications Head of Transition at Royal Bank of Scotland. Before her election, she was an ambassador for ActionAid, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and served as a policy advisor to The Queen and the Royal Household at Buckingham Palace, advising on public relations, communications and "strategic change within the monarchy." On 1 January 2023, Macleod became the Chief Executive of Business in the Community.