Ian is a qualified accountant by profession who has worked in oversight and the restructuring of organisations for most of his career. Currently, Ian is the Chair of GASP Motor Project, on the Board and various Committees of The Eikon Charity, a Trustee of McMaster University Trust, and sits on the Audit and Risk Committee of the Salvation Army Housing Association. In the past, he was Treasurer of both The Connection at St Martin in the Fields and Homeless Link and a Trustee and Committee member of Independent Age. In the commercial sector, he has sat on many Boards.