Simon Billenness

About Simon Billenness

I am an experienced advocate for environmental sustainability, human rights, corporate governance, and social justice. I support people in their pursuit of justice.I have worked for social investment firms, development NGOs, religious institutions, human rights organizations, and trade unions. My network includes advocates, experts, elected officials, corporate executives, and grassroots activists.I help educate and mobilize organizations and individuals to use their power effectively to push corporations to change their practices and elected officials to take action.Specialties- Developing and implementing strategy for corporate campaigns- Building coalitions of NGOs, shareholders, unions, and grassroots activists to change corporate policy and practices- Negotiating with companies to reach solutions to problems involving social justice, human rights, and the environment- Developing and implementing campaigns to lobby legislators and government officials to change laws, policies, and practices that integrate \"inside\" lobbyists and \"outside\" grassroots activists

Experience

1. Executive Director

   International Campaign For The Rohingya

   Jul 2016 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Founded and direct an advocacy NGO with the mission to advocate and amplify the voice of the Rohingya with international institutions, governments, corporations, and civil society- Manage a team of staff, advisors, fellows, and volunteers- Develop and implement strategy to for both grasstops and grassroots lobbying of the U.S. Administration and U.S. Congress- Convene the DC Burma Roundtable of advocacy NGOs and civil society organizations - Develop and implement engagement of and campaigns against corporations complicit in the Myanmar military\'s genocide of the Rohingya- Built and manage an email list of over two thirds of a million people globally taking action to support and uplift the Rohingya worldwide- Built and manage a portfolio of foundation, corporate, and individual donors

Education

• Loughborough University

  BA, Political Science and Economics

  1982 — 1985

• Boston College Carroll School of Management

  MBA, Accounting

  1991 — 1993

Skills

• Environmental Awareness
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Policy
• Strategy
• Research
• Grant Writing
• Leadership
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Corporate Fraud
• Public Policy
• Socially Responsible Investing
• Social Entrepreneurship
• International Development
• Politics
• Capacity Building
• Climate Change
• Sustainability
• Strategic Planning
• Program Development
• Governance
• Grassroots
• Proposal Writing
• Public Relations
• Media Relations
• Human Rights
• Corporate Accountability
• Grassroots Organizing
• Lobbying
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Non-Governmental Organizations (Ngos)
• Non-Profits
• Ngos
• Philanthropy
• Civil Society
• Fundraising
• Social Justice
• Strategic Communications
• Start-Ups