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Simon joined the Leadership and Organisation Development team in 2020 and has worked in a variety of frontline and leadership roles across children’s and adult mental health services, public health and social care. Most recently, he was Chief Executive of the award-winning youth mental health charity, Off the Record (Bristol), for nine years.
Simon has a PhD in cultural anthropology, and has published and taught on the anthropology and sociology of health at several UK universities. He is also a founding trustee, and the current Chair, of Empire Fighting Chance, another award winning charity in Bristol that uses boxing to engage and divert young people at risk of school exclusion and contact with the criminal justice system.
Simon is the programme director for ShiftWorks, The King's Fund's new cross-sector digital learning and development movement.