The daughter of Edward and Susan Garland, she received education at St Michael's Academy in Kilwinning and Glasgow University.
Grainger was the first Company listed on the LSE which had an all female leadership team with Ford appointing women to the positions of CEO, CFO and SID.
[5] Her main executive roles were at BIFU, Price Waterhouse, Scottish Homes, and as the founding CEO of Eglinton Management Centre.
Her last executive role was at Royal Bank of Canada as Managing Director (DCM) in the Social infrastructure Division.
[9] Ford has been Honorary President of the charity Epilepsy Action[10] since 2008, a Trustee of the British Olympic Association and a Councillor of the LTA.