Darryl A. Simon is President and Founder of Vantage Growth Strategic Advisors, a Washington, DC area-based global advisory consortium established in 2000. He is a highly sought-after organizational strategy and change advisor; executive coach, leadership and organizational development consultant; diversity, equity and inclusion strategist; and former international corporate and non-profit executive. With 35 years of senior-level experience, Darryl has advised and coached 300 executives, teams and boards from 100 U.S. and global private, public, and non-profit organizations. He has consulted to agribusiness, economic development, and public policy clients in agriculture, environment and energy, among 25 other industries and sectors in his career.

Darryl leverages his non-profit board experience and executive experience gained from advising corporate and non-profit boards in several key areas, including governance; strategic planning; leadership succession planning, executive compensation; change and transformation; and board diversity, equity and inclusion.

Darryl has traveled and worked internationally and advised the boards of international NGOs, including Pact, ACDI/VOCA, and Management Sciences for Health, and has also advised leaders of multi/bilateral organizations such as the Global Fund, International Monetary Fund and USAID. Darryl most recently served on the boards of Oatlands Historic House & Gardens, owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. He also has previous non-profit board service and advisory experience in professional development, healthcare, education and housing organizations.

Prior to Vantage Growth, Darryl held executive positions in human resources, organizational development, administration and risk management, where he advised corporate boards of Fortune 1000 U.S. and global technology healthcare, energy and commercial real estate companies. He later served as an executive and board advisor in non-profit international development.

Darryl earned his M.S. degree in Applied Behavioral Science and Organizational Development from Johns Hopkins University, his B.S. degree in Psychology and Communications from John Carroll University; and holds 12 professional certifications from other leading institutions.