[1] Simon was previously the Executive Vice Chancellor of Duke Kunshan University in China from 2015-2020, replacing Mary Brown Bullock.
[2][3] A scholar of China, Simon has experience in the business and technology strategy fields.
[5] At Duke Kunshan University, Simon oversaw the recruitment of the inaugural undergraduate class, campus construction, and faculty development.
[6][7][8] In 2021, Simon was named executive director of the Center for Innovation Policy at Duke Law School.
[5] In August 2023, Simon resigned from his position at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, citing the increasingly challenging environment surrounding academic engagement with China.