Simon has over 30 years of experience in various roles at the Met Office, including data management, governance and policy; leadership and strategic planning; data collaboration across national organisations; and international data sharing. He has worked on several significant initiatives with a focus on sharing geospatial data between government organisations and across international boundaries. Simon currently works with senior stakeholders across Government to drive the use, usefulness and usability of Met Office weather and climate data delivering impact, benefit and value through data-driven and data-guided decision making. He also leads the implementation of the international data exchange policy between the 193 Member States of the World Meteorological Organisation, a specialised agency of the United Nations.