Simon Faivel

Director, Consulting (VIC)

Many things in our society are broken. SVA provides me with a platform to influence different parts of our society and work towards a better world.

Simon is a Director in the Consulting team and has been with SVA since 2007.

Simon focuses on strategy, governance, managing to outcomes and leads SVA’s work on Social Value and Social Return on Investment (SROI). He is a level 3 accredited Social Value and SROI practitioner and an accredited trainer, having trained more than 2,000 people across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, and Singapore. Simon is the Founding Chair (now co-Chair) of the Social Impact Measurement Network of Australia (SIMNA) and a Senior Advisor to Social Value International (SVI; formerly a trustee and co-Chair). Simon has shared his expertise and perspective in many articles and presentations over the years. This includes the SVA Quarterly articles Indigenous evaluation: how you do it is as important as what you find out, A guide to social impact measurement, Seven pitfalls to avoid in outcomes measurement and SROI revolution or evolution.

Prior to joining SVA, Simon was a strategy consultant at Accenture, a management consulting firm. He has also started, owned and operated two companies. Simon has travelled extensively, working and volunteering in challenging and remote locations in China, Papua, India and Australia.

He holds a BSc. and BA (Hons. in Philosophy) from Monash University.