Simeón Baker | Executive Director of External Affairs
Genomics England

Simeón Baker is Executive Director of External Affairs at Genomics England and sits on the Genomics England Executive Leadership Team as SRO for engagement, ethics, equity, communications, assurance and data protection. Additionally, Sim is an experienced non-executive director and board advisor, working primarily in the health, biotech and life sciences sectors, providing specialist counsel on strategy, governance, reputation, risk, communications, media, crisis and government affairs. Sim has an MSc in Health Equity and Sustainability from the University of Western Ontario, Canada, where he is a guest lecturer, with a special interest in health equity and threats to global health and security. He is a member of the Canadian College of Health Leaders and a member of both the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and the Public Relations & Communications Association in the UK. Simeón has over 20 years experience, working in government, healthcare, biotech and startups, with significant board level and senior leadership team experience, both in the UK and Latin America. Sim is bilingual in Spanish and English. He is an experienced public speaker and roundtable facilitator.