Evelyn McDonald is the CEO of Scottish EDGE, a funding competition aimed at identifying Scotland’s, innovative, high growth potential entrepreneurial talent. Previously run by Scottish Enterprise for four rounds, Evelyn oversaw the spin out of the competition in Autumn 2014 to the private sector led Scottish EDGE C.I.C funded by RBS, Scottish Government, the Hunter Foundation and private donors. To date Scottish EDGE has awarded nearly £5.7 million to 170 businesses in Scotland.