Michael B Simon

Michael B Simon
Nationality American
Other names Michael Simon
Occupation Entrepreneur
Known for Analytics director, Obama for America[1][2]
Parent(s) David Simon[3]
Website http://michaelbsimon.com/

Michael B Simon is an American entrepreneur and analytics expert who notably led analytics efforts on Barack Obama's 2008 presidential election campaign[4][5][6][7] and was the co-founder of a data analytics firm, HaystaqDNA.[7][8]

Career

Simon reportedly got his first computer at the age of four, and as a fifteen-year-old high school freshman in 1996, had started an internet business with four friends.[3] After working as a Field Organizer for the Michigan Democratic Party in the 2000 presidential election, and then on John Kerry’s campaign for President in 2004, Simon joined as the analytics director for Obama's 2008 campaign in the Chicago headquarters. As a part of this campaign, he managed stockpiles of data on voter behavior and preferences.[9]

Following the campaign, he was appointed in 2009 to serve in the Obama Administration at the Department of Health and Human Services, where he focused on healthcare reform and medicare.[10]

In 2013, he co-founded HaystaqDNA, where he worked with commercial and advocacy clients to utilize technology to identify targeted individuals using predictive analytics.[7] This also involves matching public posts from social media on political issues such as health care to refine targeting of voters according to Simon's remarks.[11] As a cofounder of HaystaqDNA, Simon has been active in gaining data and interviewing voters on subjects like gun safety and energy use from across the country.[12]

Michael Simon has been a guest speaker at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and the World Economic Forum of Young Global Leaders.[13]

Works

References

  1. ↑ Madhani, Aamer (2 May 2014). "White House raises concerns about data discrimination". USA Today. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Obama Campaign Shared '08 Polling With Silver". BuzzFeed. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 "FRANKLIN BANK FIRES UP SEAHOLM HIGH COMPUTER LAB". thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Issenberg, Sasha (11 September 2012). The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns. Crown/Archetype. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Nixon, Ron (14 April 2011). "U.S. Groups Helped Nurture Arab Uprisings". New York Times. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Reid J. Epstein (17 October 2014). "Pols' Picks: Prognosticators Boost View of GOP Senate Chances". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 Javers, Eamon (12 February 2014). "Inside the wacky world of weird data: What's getting crunched". CNBC. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Issenberg, Sasha. "Inside the Victory Lab with Sasha Issenberg". harvard.edu. Harvard University. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Frayne, James (9 September 2013). Meet the People: Why businesses must engage with public opinion to manage and enhance their reputations. Harriman House. ISBN 0857192574. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Quadrangle" (PDF). law.umich.edu. University of Michigan Law School. p. 35. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  11. ↑ Varon, Elana (2 October 2012). "Voter Data: What the Candidates Know About You". Mashable. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  12. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Jack (1 March 2015). "Giffords's Gun-Control Group Plots Path Forward After Rough 2014 Debut". National Journal. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "Michael Simon". crainsdetroit.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  14. ↑ Serge Grossman; Michael Simon (2008). "And Congress Shall Know the Truth: The Pressing Need for Restructuring Congressional Oversight of Intelligence" (PDF). Harvard Law and Policy Review. 2. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
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