Simon Rose
Simon retired from the Metropolitan Police Service in February 2022 after just over 30 years of service leaving as a Detective Chief Superintendent. His last role was as the OCU Commander for Met Intelligence leading a team of 1,450 officers and staff based in London, the Southeast UK and abroad. Simon has an extensive background in intelligence having served as a Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) and Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) in internal anti-corruption, a Borough Intelligence Manager as a Detective Inspector (DI) and a desk officer as a Detective Sergeant (DS) in Special Branch.
Prior to leading Met Intelligence Simon was Temporary Commander Crime for the Met, and previously the BCU Commander for North West London (Barnet, Brent and Harrow), where he led the amalgamation of the three distinct Borough Policing units into a single command.
Simon first graduated in chemistry but undertook an MBA at Warwick Business School in 2012 before coming to Cambridge to study for an MSt. in Applied Criminology and Police Management in 2016. He continued his studies at Cambridge, beginning a part time PhD at Cambridge in 2018. He is currently writing up this research which looks at volume crime solvability factors and algorithmic decision making to improve crime screening decisions.
Simon has lectured on the Indian Police Service Mid-Career Training Program Stage three and four. He has also taught at the American International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Botswana, Thailand, Hungary and Indonesia in relation to police intelligence systems and processes.