Simon Lewis

Simon has had a long career in strategic communications, including roles on the executive committees of Centrica and Vodafone as Director of Corporate Affairs. He also was the first Communication Secretary to the late Queen and Director of Communications and Official Spokesman at Number 10 for Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He’s recently started an advisory business, Lewis Advisors, which provides counsel to the boards of major global organisations.

He co-presents a podcast series on crisis management called ‘When It Hits The Fan’ which is available on BBC Sounds.

Away from work, he is a long suffering but optimistic Arsenal fan and enjoys spending time with his family and his golden retriever Rufus, throwing and fetching various round objects.

• 30+ years in senior communications roles including at S. G. Warburg Group and NatWest Group and on the Executive Committee at Centrica and Vodafone
• Currently Managing Partner of Lewis Advisors, a bespoke advisory business
• Formerly Vice Chair Client Services, EMEA at FTI Consulting
• Previously, Simon was the Chief Executive of the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME)
• Simon was also the first Communications Secretary to The Queen at Buckingham Palace, and Director of Communications and the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman at 10 Downing Street