David Simon

David Simon is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, Inc. He joined the organization in 1990. In 1993 he led the efforts to take Simon Property Group public. He became CEO in 1995. Before joining the organization, he was a Vice President of Wasserstein Perella & Co., a Wall Street firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions and leveraged buyouts. He is a member and former Chairman of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) Board of Governors and is a former trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

54 years old – BS degree from Indiana University and MBA from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business – American nationality