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Simon is the Executive Director of CIV:LAB and was formerly the Managing Director at Global Futures Group spearheading products and programs driving urban innovation. He is a Strategic Advisor to the US Department of Commerce and the International Trade Administration on Smart Cities. Simon is an Adjunct Professor at NYU's Center for Global Affairs. He is the Founder of Urban Data NYC - NYC’s largest smart city Meetup (+1,300 members). Simon served on the founding group of the UN’s Digital Technologies for Sustainable Urbanization Network. Simon earned an MS in Global Affairs from NYU where he was the O'Mara Energy Fellow. He holds an MSc in International Business Economics from the Westminster Business School.