J. Peter Simon

Mr. Peter Simon became a Partner at Simon Quick in 2017. Prior to that, Peter Simon co-founded William E. Simon & Sons, LLC along with his late father, former Treasury Secretary William E. Simon, and his brother, William E. Simon, Jr., in 1988. The firm merged with what is now Simon Quick Advisors. Peter also sits on Simon Quick’s Investment Committee and DEI Committee which aims to foster an environment of inclusion and promote diversity in the workplace.

Peter Simon was previously employed by Kidder Peabody in New York City from 1975 – 1988. There, he rose to Managing Director in the Convertible Securities Department. During his time at Kidder Peabody, he was part of the Institutional Equity Trading Department. The department established itself as a leading underwriter and market maker in convertible securities. It also developed one of the first research products focused on convertible securities. Peter Simon earned a B.A. in Psychology from Lafayette College and attended NYU’s Graduate School of Business.

Currently, Mr. Simon is an emeritus member of the Board of Trustees at Lafayette College. At the University of Rochester, he is an emeritus member of the Executive Advisory Committee at The William E. Simon School of Business. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. At present, he is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Richard Nixon Foundation, the Foundation for Morristown Medical Center, the New Vernon Cemetery Association Board of Trustees, the NJ Hall of Fame Board, the Sathya Trust Board, and is a provisional member of the Charles Hayden Foundation. Throughout his Board experience, he held the Investment Committee Chair position for each of the Boards he served. Peter also serves as a Lector at Christ the King Church in New Vernon.

Past philanthropic commitments include an appointed member of the New Jersey State Board of Education, the Alliance for School Choice Board of Trustees, the Gladney Center Board of Trustees, the National Council for Adoption Board of Trustees, and the Peck School Board of Trustees. He was also a past member of the Covenant House New Jersey Board of Directors.

Peter Simon and his wife Janet reside in Morristown, New Jersey. They have four grown children.