Simon Thurley

Simon Thurley
Chief Executive Officer of English Heritage
In office
2002–2015
Succeeded byKate Mavor
Personal details
Born
Simon John Thurley

(1962-08-29) 29 August 1962 (age 62)
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Spouses
Katharine Goodison
(div. 2007)
(m. 2008)
Children2
EducationKimbolton School
Alma materBedford College, University of London
Courtauld Institute of Art
University of Bath

Simon John Thurley, CBE, FSA, FRIBA, FRHistS (born 29 August 1962) is an English academic and architectural historian. He served as Chief Executive of English Heritage from April 2002 to May 2015. In April 2021, he became Chair of the National Lottery Heritage Fund.