Simon O’Connell

Simon O’Connell

Simon O’Connell is the CEO of the global development partner, SNV, leading a team of over 1,600 people and ongoing programs in approximately 25 countries. With overall responsibility for SNV, Simon oversees a global portfolio focused on the agri-food, energy, and water sectors and systems interventions that contribute to sustainable, transformational change.

Latest Articles

Opinion: Aid cuts in US, UK, and beyond mean EU institutions must step up

Opinion: Aid cuts in US, UK, and beyond mean EU institutions must step up

10 months ago // European Union

As aid cuts from the U.S., U.K., and other European countries bite, European Union institutions must lead reform and fill the funding gap in global development.

Opinion: Mobilizing capital through philanthropy to address polycrisis

Opinion: Mobilizing capital through philanthropy to address polycrisis

about 2 years ago // Sponsored by SNV

Cross-sector partnerships led by philanthropic partners can play a key role in not only crowding in more patient capital to tackle today’s interconnected crises but also help support more effective and scalable interventions.

Opinion: From attribution to contribution for Team Europe collaboration

Opinion: From attribution to contribution for Team Europe collaboration

over 3 years ago // European Union

Team Europe Initiatives could offer an efficient delivery vehicle for EU development ministries and others to co-invest in, and a measuring and evaluation framework with less rigid measurement of contribution toward results.

Opinion: How the media and NGOs can work together on the complex stories

Opinion: How the media and NGOs can work together on the complex stories

over 6 years ago // Media and communications

Media and NGOs need a renewed relationship that is curious and questioning and trusting, and that takes risks to tell the stories that need telling, writes the head of Mercy Corps.