How we change lives Our news Jack Rillie appointed as Director of Innovation, Partnerships and Digital. Cornerstone is delighted to announce the appointment of Jack Rillie to the newly-created role of Director of Innovation, Partnerships and Digital. Jack joins Cornerstone with significant senior experience in the social care and homelessness sector, creating growth in service delivery through strong and effective business development initiatives. He has a track record in leading large-scale transformation programmes including digital innovation and leadership development; repositioning and establishing operations and achieving ambitious growth targets. Hazel Brown, Chief Executive of Cornerstone welcomed Jack: “As we launch our new five-year strategy, Improving Lives Together, I am delighted to welcome Jack Rillie to Cornerstone as our new Director of Innovation, Partnerships and Digital. This newly created role reflects our commitment to driving forward our strategy through digital innovation, transformation and stronger partnership working across the sector. With more than twenty years’ experience across social care and organisational change, Jack joins at a pivotal time for both Cornerstone and the wider social care sector, as organisations across Scotland face increasing financial and operational pressures. Building on Cornerstone’s long history of supporting people and communities, we know that collaboration, innovation and shared learning will be vital to delivering sustainable, high-quality support into the future”. The Director of Innovation, Partnerships and Digital role has been created as part of Cornerstone’s new strategy ‘Improving Lives Together’ and will work to strengthen the charity’s approach to digital innovation, development and transformation. The role will ensure digital approaches are designed around people we support outcomes; that they fit the needs of complex operations, deliver efficiencies and establish strong evaluative frameworks. A partnerships focus will ensure Cornerstone supports a viable, wider social care sector in Scotland through sharing best-practice, thought leadership and policy development, as well as identifying opportunities to deliver consolidated services in partnership with others. Jack commented: “I’m very proud to join Cornerstone as they launch their new five year strategy ‘Improving Lives Together’. I will help to lead digital transformation and innovation across both business and operations, ensuring Cornerstone remains a modern, technology-enabled organisation well into the future. I’m also excited to lead Cornerstone’s approach to Partnerships. With the social care sector in Scotland facing increasing financial pressures, it is a necessity that we find new ways to work together wherever possible, and to share overheads, resources and practice approaches to help each other to continue to support people across Scotland.” You can find out more about Cornerstone's 2026-30 Strategy "Improving Lives Together" here. Manage Cookie Preferences