Ishbel Jean Stewart Macpherson is on the board of Dechra Pharmaceuticals Plc and Lloyd's Register Foundation.

In her past career she was Non-Executive Chairman of Speedy Hire Plc, Head-UK Small Cap Corp Finance at ABN AMRO Asset Management Ltd., Director-Corporate Finance at Barclays de Zoete Wedd Ltd., Head-Smaller Companies Corporate Finance at Hoare Govett Ltd. and Head-UK Emerging Companies Finance at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Ltd.

Ishbel Jean Stewart Macpherson received a graduate degree from The University of Edinburgh.