Chief Executive Officer
Simon is the Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Entomological Society (RES) having joined in 2021. Before this, he held senior and board-level roles in the Field Studies Council. Simon has worked in the life science and environmental sectors for over two decades and has an MRes in Ecology and Environmental Management. He has had extensive experience in the charity sector with particular strengths in strategy development and stakeholder engagement.
Simon has led the RES through a transformational period which has resulted in multiple successes across publishing, policy and public affairs, outreach and engagement and income diversification and growth. This was recognised at the Memcom Awards in 2025 with the RES winning the Best Professional Body/Learned Society Award.
Simon is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He is a trustee for the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom and is both a School Governor and trustee of a Multi Academy Trust. He lives with his family in Surrey and loves getting outdoors in his spare time.
