Simon brings more than 15 years of international experience as an operating executive, investor, and lawyer in the energy and infrastructure sectors. At Intersect, he leads Strategy and Business Development, Project Development, Procurement, and Origination and Trading.
Prior to Intersect, Simon was a Managing Director in the Energy Technology team at Macquarie Green Investment Group, where he led venture, growth, and project equity investments. Previously, he was Deputy General Counsel at Tesla, where he led the legal team for the global energy business. In this role, he structured and executed several of the world’s first standalone energy storage projects. He also played a key role in the acquisition and integration of SolarCity.
Earlier in his career, Simon worked for Recurrent Energy during a period when the company developed and financed more than 1 GW of large-scale energy projects across North America.
Simon holds an MA in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from St. Hugh’s College, Oxford, and a law degree from BPP University in London.
Originally from the UK, he now lives in Piedmont with his wife and three children, where he spends his weekends trying to keep his cool at his kids’ soccer games.