Martin Simon has worked in the public, private and voluntary sectors and is a passionate advocate for participation, mutuality and social justice. He introduced Timebanking to the UK, was the founder of Fair Shares and Chief Executive of Timebanking UK. He is recognised internationally as a pioneer of ‘co-production’ and has been a long time supporter of active citizenship and community led solutions. He is the author of ‘Your Money or Your Life: time for both’, ‘On Becoming a Time Broker’, ‘A Bridge to Tomorrow’ and ‘Bowling Together’. His report for the NHS, ‘A Fair Share of Health Care’, is the definitive examination of the relationship between social networks and health and wellbeing.
Martin Simon
