Simon Chard

Simon Chard is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Know Your Third Party (KY3P®), the industry standard for third-party risk management at S&P Global Market Intelligence. Simon leads the global team delivering data, workflow, managed services and assessments to our global client base.

Between 2021 and 2023, Simon was the Global Head of Business Development at KY3P®. In this role he led the assessments and data business including closing the acquisition of Trusight in January 2023. Simon also had responsibility for the development of our network of clients across industries.

Prior to joining S&P Global Market Intelligence in 2021, Simon was a Partner at PwC, based in London and with leadership roles within the Technology and Data Analytics practice. He has extensive experience in leading and building consulting and advisory businesses including the third party risk management and operational resilience capabilities. Prior to joining PwC, he established and led the third-party risk practice at Deloitte for five years. In this role he worked with clients across a range of industries including government, life sciences, technology and media and oil and gas.

Simon holds a BSc in Industrial Business Systems, an MBA from Warwick and is a qualified chartered accountant.