Simon Pringle
Associate Fellow, Environment and Society Centre
Biography
Simon Pringle became an Associate Fellow of Chatham House in July 2020. He has 25 years experience in commercial strategy, innovation and sustainability. He is managing director of Project Rome, a management consultancy working across multiple sectors.
He served on the UK and Global boards of a large PLC and was a Partner at PIPC, an international change management firm. He was retained by accountancy firm BDO LLP as Head of Sustainability and Innovation.
A visiting professor at the University of Chester, Simon specialises in the alignment of commercial strategy with sustainability, risk and reputation.
Educated at the University of Durham and Imperial College, London, he is a board member of the Leeds City Region LEP and a fellow of the RSA.
A regular speaker and effective presenter, he holds leadership roles across the private, public and third sectors and has a particular focus on the nexus between social, political and economic systems.
Past experience
| 2015 - present | Managing Director, Project Rome Limited |
| 2017 - present | Chair - Solutions for the Planet CIC |
| 2013 - present | Board Member and Chair of Green Economy Panel, Leeds City Region LEP |
| 2016 - present | Visiting Professor, University of Chester |
| 2017-2020 | Regional Accountability Board Member, British Business Bank |
| 2011-2016 | Head of Sustainability and Innovation, BDO LLP |
| 2009-2011 | Founding Director, Mason Hardy Limited |
| 2008-2011 | Trustee and Vice Chair, Carbon Leapfrog |
| 2007-2009 | Managing Partner, Sustainable Business Practice, PIPC |
| 2001-2007 | UK Board and Global Operations Director, WSP (Energy and Environment) PLC |
| 1994-2001 | Project Manager/Technical Director, Delta-Simons Limited |
