Simon Topham

Simon has a variety of roles in the VCSE sector in West Yorkshire including being on the boards of two other local charities and CEO of Citizens Advice Wakefield District. He also chairs the local partnership ‘Residents First Group’ which brings together a wide variety of partners focussed on reducing poverty in the district. In Prosper Simon chairs the board’s Finance Committee.

Prior to working in the VCSE sector Simon ran and co-owned a number of media and retail businesses aimed at the European LBGTQ communities and also worked in the City for J.P Morgan.

His interests are around creating and nurturing partnership working to improve the lives of communities that experience hardship and inequalities.