Alison J. Wood occupies the position of Chairman at The Costain Charitable Foundation, Chairman for Galliford Try Holdings Plc and Chairman at Aerospace Aviation & Defence Knowledge Transfer Network.

She is also on the board of Tt Electronics Plc, Oxford Instruments Plc and The British Standards Institution.

In her past career Ms. Wood held the position of Global Director-Corporate Development & Strategy at National Grid Plc and Group Director-Strategic Development at BAE Systems Plc.

Alison J. Wood received an undergraduate degree from the University of Oxford and an MBA from Harvard Business School.