Meet the TJF Board
The TJF Board of Directors is democratically elected by the members of The Jags Foundation.
Directors face re-election on rotation, with half of the TJF board elected each year (usually in May/June). There can be a maximum of 8 elected positions in total.
There is flexibility, under the TJF Articles of Association, to co-opt additional board members, serving until the next Annual General Meeting. This allows us to draw on the wider talent of the Thistle support more flexibly, as and when required.
Board Profiles
Charles Bowie
Charlie has been a Thistle fan since 1994, and was elected onto the TJF board in the special election in February 2026. He works in banking, having spent 20+ years in financial services across banks and management consultancy, primarily on work to improve customer engagement and experience.
Having followed Thistle through more bad times than good, Charlie is a passionate advocate for fan ownership and the greater stability that it should provide – with TJF and our membership providing a highly engaged base that helps set the direction for the club. This should ensure that we all have a voice in decisions that materially impact the future of the club – be that our own strategy or how the club votes in decisions that shape Scottish football.
With three young children Charlie is also passionate about improving the family experience – be that more red and yellow merchandise for children, or an improved and affordable family section at Firhill – building the fanbase of tomorrow that will help safeguard the future of the club.
(Elected term expires summer 2027)
Graeme Cowie (Secretary)
Graeme has served on TJF’s board since 2022. His day job is in politics, working impartially for the UK Parliament as a constitution and devolution expert. Scrutiny and accountability are his watchwords, in both his professional life and with fan ownership.
Living near The Valley in South East London, Graeme frequently bemoans that English football “just isn’t the same”. Having grown up in Kirkcaldy and Aberdeen, his association with Thistle owes a little bit to his late father, a little to the intervention of a Jags-supporting family friend, and quite a lot to the free copy of Ultimate Soccer Manager that came with the family’s Packard Bell computer in 1999.
As TJF’s Secretary, Graeme oversees the administration and governance of the Foundation, as well as key member communications and consultations. He also represents TJF as a nominated “trustee rep” and so also plays a leading role in oversight and accountability of the Club’s senior leadership team.
Graeme also co-ordinates the London Jags Supporters Club and is an atrocious recreational golfer and cricketer.
(Elected term expires in summer 2027)
Connor Drummond
Connor grew up in a large football family, divided by many clubs, his love of football mostly coming due to his Scotland daft, Rangers fan grandpa, who nurtured his passion from a very young age with his first game being Scotland vs Georgia in 2014.
This eventually resulted in picking a club to support, of which he had many choices. But Connor chose the club he viewed as the best choice from the city he was born in, which was obviously Thistle, with his earliest Thistle memory being seeing the 2012-13 First Division winning team in the newspaper at his grannie’s house as a child.
Raised in the small coastal town of Dunoon, Connor has been a season ticket holder since he was old enough to attend games himself, taking the saying “over land and sea” a tad too seriously!
He has also started a Jags-focused social media page named ‘onlythistle’ in recent months, with the aim of expanding Partick Thistle’s media presence within the football community!
Connor’s focus within TJF will primarily be on social media, member outreach, and graphic design/content, and he is extremely proud to be doing his part for the club he loves and fan ownership as a whole.
(Elected term expires summer 2028)
Isabelle Hay
Dr. Isabelle Hay has lived in Glasgow most of her life and worked in the Scottish NHS for 33 years, 22 of these years as a Medical Consultant. Her devotion to PTFC goes back even further to the mid seventies when Bertie Auld was manager and Thistle legends like Jackie Campbell, Alan Rough, and Denis McQuade were playing.
Elected to the TJF Board in Summer 2026, Isabelle serves as Chair and looks forward to collaborating with her fellow TJF Board members and working with the PTFC Board and trustees to help drive the club forward. Working together, she feels, is the way we can be successful and realise all our ambitions of returning to the Premiership.
(Elected term expires summer 2028)
Len Hoover
Len caught the Thistle bug in 2007 when his brother-in-law took him to Firhill for a Scottish football day out. Since then, he’s supported PTFC from a distance through player sponsorships/streaming subscriptions while finding time once or twice a year to visit Glasgow from his home in suburban Chicago.
Len has managed people and teams in the legal and higher ed tech spaces for nearly 20 years and earned his MBA in 2026. He looks forward to utilising his background in a deputy secretary role within TJF, assisting the secretary with Foundation administration, governance, and communications.
(Elected term expires summer 2028)
Jamie McDonald
Jamie has been a Thistle fan for over 13 years now, with his first season following the Club being our First Division title-winning campaign of 2012-13.
Jamie’s love of Thistle never wore off, attending all games home and away with his family.
Jamie is also a part of the fan run Thistle podcast, Draw, Lose or Draw, which has now been running for four years and provided weekly episodes on all things Thistle.
As part of TJF Jamie is developing our social media presence and is the programme liaison for TJF content in the matchday programmes.
(Elected term expires summer 2027)
Scott McKenzie
Scott became a Jag in his early teens, taking a different path from his Rangers-supporting friends and family! Having spent many years living in London and Edinburgh, he returned to Glasgow ten years ago and has been a season ticket holder ever since.
Scott was drawn to PTFC by its perennial ‘underdog’ status and the strong bond between the fans and the team.
Scott’s background is in finance, where he worked as a fund manager in the financial markets for over 30 years, investing in and advising a wide array of different businesses. Elected in Summer 2026, he’s looking forward to putting these skills to good use, as well as supporting the innovative thinking required to help TJF make a real contribution to Thistle’s long-term success.
(Elected term expires summer 2028)
Robbie Morrison
Robbie brings over 30 years of civil service experience in operations, strategy, business architecture, and business transformation to The Jags Foundation. Through his prior involvement in several Club working groups, he realized the value his skills could bring to TJF and was elected to the board in February 2026.
His first Thistle game was in 1977, a home win against Aberdeen where the game’s only goal came when Ian Gibson’s cross met Dougie Somner’s head. He’s seen countless highs and lows since then but insists the law of averages will see the Jags promoted sooner rather than later!
In his TJF director role, Robbie focuses on Club collaborations on TJF operational initiatives such as merchandise sales and Bring A Friend tickets.
(Elected term expires summer 2027)
Our corporate structure
TJF 1876 Limited t/a The Jags Foundation is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in Scotland with Registration Number SC682546 and having its Registered Office at Firhill Stadium, 80 Firhill Road, Glasgow, G20 7AL