Simon Ehmsen Email & Phone Number

Simon currently works as a Research and Programme Officer at TrustWorks based in Geneva, Switzerland. He supports the CEO and Senior Advisors on initiatives related to responsible business in fragile- and conflict-affected settings (FCS) and is particularly interested in how businesses can contribute actively to peace and play a more proactive role in mitigating conflict risks.Simon is experienced in conducting conflict analyses and enjoys working with key concepts such as conflict sensitivity, Do No Harm, peacebuilding, and social cohesion. He is also interested in how to use data science tools and models in conflict and peace analyses.Simon started his career as an intern at TrustWorks and went onto become Junior Consultant. During his internship, he stayed in the French alps where he also assisted TrustWorks’ Senior Advisor Oli Brown on various projects related to climate change and security, environmental peacebuilding, and natural resource management.Simon recently graduated from the University of Southern Denmark with a Master’s degree in International Security and Law. In his master’s thesis, he examined the role of climate change in contemporary conflict based on three selected case studies: Afghanistan, Liptako Gourma, and Somalia.