Simon is a communications technologist. He is an Honorary Professor at University of Bristol and has worked for the likes of Ofcom and Google. As a trustee of Music for All he gathers research on the life-changing, wellbeing-enhancing impact of making music. He also advises on Music for All’s work with technology, automating the grant application process and organising Music for All’s World’s First 5G Music Lesson. Simon has been playing guitar for an embarrassingly large number of years, but at the encouragement of Music for All is now proud to call himself a guitarist.