Isabel is the Chief Executive of the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual).
From 2005 – 2008 Isabel was Director of Regulation and Standards at the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.

In July 2004 she led the establishment of the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB) and in 2003 she set up a new regulatory body, the Council for the Regulation of Healthcare Professionals and was its acting Chief Executive.

Before that she held Director posts at the General Medical Council, at a time of comprehensive reform. From 1995 - 1999 she was Deputy Health Service Commissioner (Ombudsman) for England, Scotland and Wales.

Isabel was a senior civil servant, with a career in Government spanning the Scottish Office, the Cabinet Office and the Department of Health. Isabel lives in London and the West Midlands, but was brought up in Glasgow and retains links there. She is a keen musician when time permits.