Howard Simons has previously worked as director of research at
Fimat USA; risk manager and public policy economist at
Amoco; manager of econometric analysis at
Transworld Oil; and managing consultant at
Data Resources.
Simons received a master's degree in business administration, concentrating in finance and econometrics, from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He received a master's degree in international economics from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and holds a bachelor's degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins.