Greg Simon

Greg Simon is an American political aide who supported Vice Presidents Joe Biden and Al Gore. His private sector work is concentrated in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and telecommunications sectors. Simon is credited with advancing key federal health care and telecommunications policies.

Early life and education Simon grew up in Blytheville, Arkansas and received a B.A. in history from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He graduated with his J.D. degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 1983 where he was a member of the Law Review and the Moot Court. Simon was a rock and roll drummer until he was thirty. Simon also lobbied for domain registrar Network Solutions. While maintaining his lobbying practice, Simon was a bundler and top advisor for Gore's 2000 presidential campaign. In June 2007, he was named to the Google Health Advisory Council.

Simon served on the Health and Human Services review team for the Obama-Biden transition in 2008. He then joined Pfizer as a Senior Vice President in charge of worldwide policy and patient engagement (2009–12).

Simon was a co-founder of FasterCures and the Melanoma Research Alliance, and has served as an advisor for a number of biotechnology companies including Day One Therapeutics, Vaxart and WinSanTor. He also served as CEO of Poliwogg.