Susan Aitken is the Leader of Glasgow City Council, the first-ever Scottish National Party-led City Government, and chair of the global Resilient Cities Network. Under her leadership, Glasgow hosted the UN Climate Summit COP26. She was awarded Scottish Local Politician of the Year in 2019 for her work to end historic gender pay discrimination and Scottish Council Leader of the Year in 2021 for her climate leadership. Previously, she was a councillor for the Langside ward following a career in public policy and communications. Aitken was selected as one of 40 global city leaders for the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Class of 2023.