Simon Reddy

PROFILE

Simon Reddy directs two Pew initiatives: the preventing ocean plastics project, which aims to propose strategies to reduce the global ocean plastic pollution problem, and the protecting coastal wetlands and coral reefs project.

Before joining Pew, Reddy worked in senior positions in international policy and advocacy, including executive director of the Global Ocean Commission, an independent initiative made up of 17 leaders from around the world. He was also executive director of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, where his efforts focused on building a global network of cities committed to addressing climate change. Earlier in his career, he worked for Greenpeace in a variety of roles.

Reddy holds a bachelor’s degree in ecology from City of London Polytechnic and a master’s in marine and fisheries biology from the University of Aberdeen.