Meet Simon Virley

Simon brings over 35 years’ experience advising on energy issues at the top table, in both Government and the private sector. For the past 12 years he has led KPMG’s Energy and Natural Resources practice in the UK and was made Vice Chair at KPMG in 2021. Before that, he spent 24 years in UK Government, latterly as Director General for Energy in the Department of Energy and Climate Change (now DESNZ). In total, he has worked in six different government departments, including the Treasury, No10, Cabinet Office and the Business and Transport departments.

Simon was recognised for his work on energy issues in 2014 as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours. His other non-executive roles include Vice Chair and Fellow at the Energy Institute, Chair of UCL’s Centre for Net Zero Market Design, and Member of NESO’s Electricity Market Advisory Council.