Having graduated from Canterbury with a degree in French and Latin, Simon studied for his ACCA exams between 2000 and 2003, becoming a fellow in 2008.  He worked in private accountancy practice for some 12 years, gaining an MBA in 2007.  Having had a brief career break travelling in 2012/13, he went on to work in finance roles at Russell Cooke and Fieldfisher before joining 3CS in 2019.