Simon is Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (DPVC) leading on Regional Engagement at the University of Birmingham, and Director of the West Midlands Regional Economic Development Institute (WMREDI) and City-REDI at Birmingham Business School, where he was Dean 2012-2016. He has held various roles, including: Chair of the Chartered Association of Business Schools, member of the ESRC Council and the GBS Chamber of Commerce Council. Simon is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS), the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA), the Chartered Association of Business Schools (C-ABS) and the British Academy of Management (FBAM).

Simon是伯明翰大学负责区域参与的副副校长，也是伯明翰商学院西米德兰兹地区经济发展研究所（WMREDI）和城市REDI的主任，2012-2016年担任该学院院长。他曾担任过各种职务，包括：特许商学院协会主席、ESRC理事会和GBS商会理事会成员。Simon是社会科学院（FAcSS）、英国皇家艺术、制造和商业鼓励协会（FRSA）、特许商学院协会（C-ABS）和英国管理学院（FBAM）的研究员。