Simon Hedley is a chartered accountant (FCA) with audit experience (PricewaterhouseCoopers). He has over a decade of investment banking experience across Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Scotland and Abn Amro. He was an investment manager at Abn Amro and Royal Bank of Scotland – including with primary responsibilities for the day to day management of c. 1.2bn€ inside regulated UCITS approved investment funds.
Known by his clients as The Strategic Alchemist, Simon has been the secret weapon of many well-known leaders and founders for over two decades.
He is passionate about people and sharing ideas that make the difference, and connecting the dots for people in ways that open up real results.
Simon graduated with a 2.1 BSc in Mathematics from Durham University and was a major scholar at Tonbridge School.
He has also explored and taught many disciplines and modalities, including Tai Chi Chuan for which he won 3 Golds at the British Tai Chi Open in 1996.
He is the inventor of the iPrioritize and Happy Thoughts Apps on the Apple App Store, and the founder of The Simple Idea and Strategic Alchemy Lab.