Matthew Simon

Head of Ashler Capital, Ashler Capital, a Citadel Company

Photograph of Matthew Simon Matthew Simon is Head of Ashler Capital, one of three equity strategies at Citadel.

Since joining Citadel in 2004, Mr. Simon has served in a number of roles including Portfolio Manager for the Global Equities Energy and Industrials team, Capital Goods Analyst on the Global Equities Industrials team and Analyst on Citadel’s Event Driven team. He served as Citadel’s Regional Head of Equities in Chicago from 2013-2016.

Prior to joining Citadel, Mr. Simon was an Associate on the communications investment team at Madison Dearborn Partners and an Analyst at Salomon Smith Barney.

Mr. Simon serves on the Board of Trustees at the Field Museum and the Board of Directors for the Susan Harris Memorial Fund, an organization that funds the Psychosocial Oncology Program at NorthShore University’s Kellogg Cancer Center.

He received a bachelor’s degree in Accounting with high honors from Lehigh University and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.