Strategy, policy and direction for Police Scotland is determined by the Service's senior management team. 

The Chief Constable has overall responsibility for the administration and management of police operations in the Service area, and he is supported by the Service's chief police officers and selected senior members of police staff.

Individually they bring a wide range of professional expertise to strategy and policy-making, while collectively they set the agenda that inspires and drives the Service.

The Force Executive is as follows:

Chief Constable	Iain Livingstone QPM
Deputy Chief Constable - People & Professionalism	Fiona Taylor
Deputy Chief Constable - Local Policing	Will Kerr
Deputy Chief Constable - Crime & Operational Support	Malcolm Graham
Deputy Chief Officer	David Page
Assistant Chief Constable -Conference of the Parties 26	Bernard Higgins
Assistant Chief Constable - Operational Support	Mark Williams
Assistant Chief Constable - Local Policing North	John Hawkins
Assistant Chief Constable - Local Policing East	Tim Mairs
Assistant Chief Constable - Criminal Justice	Kenny MacDonald
Assistant Chief Constable - Organised Crime, Counter Terrorism & Intelligence	Angela McLaren
Assistant Chief Constable - Major Crime, Public Protection & Local Crime	Judi Heaton
Assistant Chief Constable - Professionalism & Assurance	Alan Speirs
Assistant Chief Constable - Partnerships, Prevention & Community Wellbeing	Gary Ritchie
Assistant Chief Constable - Local Policing West	Steve Johnson
Chief Digital & Information Officer	Andrew Hendry
Director of Strategy & Analysis	Tom McMahon
Director of People & Development	Jude Helliker
Chief Financial Officer	James Gray