Simon Nicholas Stuart (born 14 July 1956) is executive director of A Rocha International.
[2] Stuart completed his undergraduate education at the University of Cambridge in applied biology.
He remained there to complete a Doctor of Philosophy in biogeography of Tanzanian montane birds under the supervision of S.K.
Eltringham, while also research associate at University of Dar es Salaam under the supervision of Kim Howell.
[3] After completing his PhD, Stuart worked as a consultant for ICBP (now BirdLife International) before moving to IUCN where he spent over 30 years in roles including Head and Chair of the Species Survival Commission, and Acting Director General.