The Executive Director of the International Forum for Understanding, Les Simm, is a highly-valued partner. Les works in the business sector in areas ranging from security risk management and business resilience to humanitarian operations and disaster relief. He has expertise in disarmament, non-proliferation, arms control and verification, security sector reform and countering transnational organised crime. Having trained as a psychiatric nurse in his early career, Les has long-term interest in mental health and wellbeing. Les is a passionate supporter of the SDGs with a particular focus on project implementation and making a demonstrable and direct impact on people’s lives.