Simon Keith is a transformational leader, guiding himself and others to achieve more than they ever thought possible. Personally, he’s overcome health struggles to become one of the longest-living organ transplant recipients in the world. Professionally, he’s changed the trajectory of complex companies and organizations, taking underperforming teams and molding them into powerhouses. Recognized as an expert in the fields of organ donation; C-suite, board of director and management team development; and entrepreneurship, Simon has united purpose and passion to transform the world for the better.

Simon’s rich and unique background allows him to travel across various channels of enterprise with great ease and confidence. In 1986, when he was just 21-years old, he became the first professional athlete in the world to return to professional sport following an organ transplant. In the years following that experience, he successfully built and sold businesses. Simon travels the world advocating for more efficient organ donation and transplantation systems, speaks to foreign governments and corporations, alike, and shares his passion and business acumen globally.

In 2011, Simon traveled to Newport, Wales, to meet his heart donor’s family, and it was there that the course of his life changed forever. Simon returned from the U.K. and got involved with the organ procurement organization (OPO) in Las Vegas, Nevada – initially sitting on the board of directors and later taking a much more active role as the chief operating officer. Simon has been credited with delivering uniquely entrepreneurial philosophies into a traditionally staid and medically driven industry that subsequently led the Nevada OPO to uncharted success not only in the U.S. but also around the world.

During this time Simon also served as a founding board member in his role of creating the State of Nevada’s first and only human allograft processing company – Origin Biologics.