Rowena Arshad is Chair in Multicultural and Anti-racist Education. From 2013 to 2019, she was Head of Moray House School of Education and Sport and the lead on the University of Edinburgh's Race Equality and Anti-Racist Action Plan. She was awarded an OBE in 2001 for services to race equality in Scotland and a CBE for services to equality and education in 2019. She has an honorary doctorate from Edinburgh Napier University in 2010 for services to gender equality. Her research has focussed on the experiences of black and minority ethnic pupils and parents and what motivates teachers to take forward race equity and anti-racist work. She retired from the University of Edinburgh in 2020 and as Professor Emerita continues to research, write and contribute on race equity issues, particularly in the field of education. More recently, she has been a member of the Independent Review Group on Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Human Rights for Police Scotland.