Sir Sherard Louis Cowper-Coles KCMG LVO /ˈʃɛrərd lwiː ˈkuːpər ˈkoʊlz/ (born 8 January 1955) is a British former diplomat. He was the Foreign Secretary's Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2009–2010. After leaving the Foreign Office, he worked briefly for BAE Systems as international business development director. He left BAE Systems in 2013 and is now a Senior Adviser to the Group chairman and the Group Chief Executive of HSBC.