Simon Berry is Deputy Director General at the SKA Observatory (SKAO). Headquartered in the UK at Jodrell Bank Observatory, the SKAO is constructing two telescope arrays in Australia and South Africa that will soon be the two most advanced radio telescopes on Earth delivering world-leading science and a broad range of societal impacts across the organisation's membership. As a key member of the SKAO Executive Team, Simon works closely with the international SKAO government members to lead the strategic, legal, international relations and communications and outreach activities of SKAO.