Simon Kerry was born in 1970 and is an author and business owner. He is also 11th Earl of Kerry. He was educated at Eton College and at Cambridge University where he was awarded an MA in Archaeology. He has an MBA from Hult Ashridge, an MSc in Rural Land and Business Management from the University of Reading and a PhD in History from the University of East Anglia. He is married and has one child. He lives at Bowood in Wiltshire. His first book Lansdowne: The Last Great Whig was published by Unicorn Publishing Group in 2017.
'The 240-page book is a lavish tribute to his relative who toiled for 70 years working on preservation, social services, and civic activism, serving on hundreds of committees and receiving more than 80 national, state, and local awards, including two honorary doctorates.' - Richard Mineards - The Montecito Journal