[2] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Morehouse College and a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School.

[3] Simmons worked for Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick and served as an advisor to Max Cleland.

After leaving the Clinton administration, Simmons briefly worked at Citigroup and United Technologies.

He was a senior vice president at the Walker Marchant Group before establishing his own consulting firm.

He has been featured as a political commentator for CBS News, NPR, MSNBC, CNN, and The Hill.