David E. Simon is an American businessperson who has been the head of 9 different companies. Presently, he holds the position of Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & President at Simon Property Group, Inc., Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of Simon Property Group LP (a subsidiary of Simon Property Group, Inc.), Chairman-Supervisory Board for Klépierre SA and Chairman at Simon Property Group Acquisition Holdings, Inc. Mr. Simon is also on the board of Ruelala, Inc. and National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. and Member-Managers Board at HBS Global Properties LLC. David E. Simon previously occupied the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Simon Property Group (Delaware), Inc., Executive Vice President of Melvin Simon & Associates, Inc., Executive Vice President of Wasserstein Perella & Co., Inc., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at The Retail Property Trust, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of M.S. Management Associates, Inc., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Simon Management Associates LLC, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at CPG Holdings LLC and Associate of First Boston Corp. David E. Simon received an undergraduate degree from Indiana University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.