Simon Vincent is an accomplished senior executive with extensive experience in the agriculture and natural resources sectors. He is currently the General Manager of Rural Futures at AgriFutures Australia where he leads delivery of impactful policy research on systemic and emerging issues for the agricultural sector to enable Government and industry to develop good policy using robust evidence. Prior to AgriFutures Australia, Simon held a range of senior executive roles in the NSW Department of Primary Industries across legislation and policy development, corporate affairs and stakeholder engagement. Simon holds undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in law, business and agricultural economics.