Simon leads the development of Winton’s investment strategies and is responsible for the firm’s bespoke products. Previously, Simon was Winton’s Futures Strategy Manager since March 2016, responsible for all futures trading systems. Simon joined Winton in 2008 as a Researcher immediately after completing his PhD. He has worked on projects including the design of several commodity and equity systems. Simon has a first-class honours degree from Oxford University, as well as a PhD in physics from Columbia University, where his thesis focused on string theory and cosmology. He initially focused on research into commodities futures, before moving on to other futures and forwards markets, and also cash equities from 2011. In early 2014, Simon joined the Investment Systems team, and became Head of Monitoring later that year. Simon holds a BA (honours) degree in Physics and Philosophy from Oxford University, and a PhD in Physics from Columbia University, where his research work was in string theory and cosmology.