Simon Denegri

Simon Denegri was appointed chief executive of Ovarian Cancer Action in 2011. Prior to this he was chief executive at the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) since February 2006 and was director of corporate communications at the Royal College of Physicians of London from 2003 before that.

He was assistant chief executive at the Alzheimer’s Society (UK) from 2002 to 2003 and its head of public affairs from 1992 until 1997. In the intervening period he was corporate and financial PR manager at Procter & Gamble in the United States and then director of communications at the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health (SCMH).

Simon is also chair of INVOLVE and, in that role, is a member of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Strategy Board and UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) Board.

He is also a member of the BBC's Appeals Advisory Committee. 

Simon studied politics and legislative studies at the University of Hull, is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (MCIPR) and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He has written and spoken extensively on issues concerning medical and health research policy and practice. In his spare time he enjoys walking his dogs, writing, going to the cinema, listening to music and indulging in amateur meteorology.  

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