Simon is a South African operator and strategic advisor. Nearly a decade in financial services and advisory, then a run of entrepreneurial and venture-building work across agriculture, mining, industry, and financial services — mostly in the real economy.

He works across levels: high-level strategy, the commercial logic underneath it, and the systems and partnerships to execute it. Strongest where strategy, AI, and implementation meet — finding overlooked opportunities, reframing hard problems, and building the route forward.

Alongside the commercial work, he helps run a foundation focused on education and community development — which keeps him fluent across boardrooms, operators, funders, and frontline teams alike.