Simon Witney
Travers Smith LLP
Simon Witney is a senior consultant and chair of Travers Smith LLP’s ESG and impact group, with over 25 years of experience in sustainable finance, corporate governance, and private markets. He has advised private equity and venture capital firms, as well as the UK Government, on complex regulatory, transactional, and fund formation matters.
Throughout his career, Witney has been a prominent writer and speaker on company law, corporate governance, and ESG-related issues, including in the private equity space. His contributions include co-leading the firm’s internal ESG and Sustainable Finance Academy and helping to shape important ESG policies. He is a member of the BVCA’s Accounting, Reporting and Governance Committee, the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) Policy Committee, and the ESG Committee of the City of London Law Society (CLLS). In addition, he serves on Invest Europe’s taskforces for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).