11 Facts About Nat Simons

Nathaniel Simons was born on 1966 and is an American billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist.

Nat Simons is the son of the founder of Renaissance Technologies, Jim Simons.

Since 1994, Nat Simons has been a principal at Renaissance Technologies.

At Renaissance, Nat Simons worked as a data analyst from 1994 to 1995, then as a futures trader from 1995 to 1997.

Nat Simons served as vice chair at Renaissance from 2006 to 2020 and is senior managing director and chair of Meritage Group.

In 2009, Nat Simons co-founded Prelude Ventures, a clean-technology venture fund.

In 2006, Nat Simons co-founded Sea Change Foundation, focused on climate change and clean energy policy.

In 2009, Simons spoke along with Bill Clinton and Al Gore at the National Clean Energy Project roundtable.

Nat Simons has been on the board of the Exploratorium and Berkeley's board of visitors.

Baxter-Nat Simons, who holds degrees in economics, German, and German literature from Berkeley, is the daughter of former California Supreme Court Justice Marvin Baxter and is an attorney, having received her JD from Stanford.

Baxter-Nat Simons serves as the general counsel and chief compliance officer at Meritage Group.