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Simon is vice president and principal analyst on the CIO research team focused on mobility and workplace experience. His research focuses on the role of the CIO in driving mobile strategy for employees, customers, and partners; mobile technology planning and road map development; and defining the technology requirements in an ever-changing work environment.
Prior to his current role, Simon was responsible for the growth and development of the CIO Group, Forrester's Leadership Board of more than 400 CIOs worldwide. Prior to assuming this role, he was vice president and research director for the infrastructure and operations and security and risk research teams. For three years, Simon developed and hosted Forrester's IT Forum EMEA, was based in Paris, and worked extensively with European clients. Before that, Simon was a principal analyst on the infrastructure and operations team covering personal computing, mobility, and client virtualization. He joined Forrester in 2000 as an analyst covering enterprise application integration and web services.
Prior to joining Forrester, Simon spent 10 years in technical book acquisitions and publishing with Addison Wesley and McGraw-Hill.
Simon holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Rhode Island in English and political science.
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