Simon was born in 1971 in Liverpool, England and moved to Haifa Israel early in his life. He holds an honors degree in law from Liverpool University. Simon is a member of the Israeli Bar, the Committee for Non-profit Organizations of the Israel Bar and a member of the audit committee of IsraAID, the coordinating body of Israeli and Jewish NGOs active in development and relief work.

Simon served as a paratrooper in the IDF and an officer in a unit working in the West Bank. In 1993, Simon was presented with Outstanding Officer Award by the Chief of Staff and later headed a military delegation to Canada on behalf of The Soldier Welfare Association.

In 2001 after working for Save a Child's Heart (SACH) for 18 months, Simon assumed his position as the Executive Director of the organization.

Simon lives in Kibbutz Magal, Israel, is married to Aviva and has 2 children, Danielle (8) and Yonatan (5).