Denis Simon

Denis Simon is an American professor and academic administrator who is currently a distinguished fellow at the Institute for China-America Studies (ICAS), a Chinese Communist Party entity.^[1]

Denis Fred Simon
2nd Executive Vice Chancellor of Duke Kunshan University
In office August 1, 2015 – July 1, 2020
Preceded by	Mary Brown Bullock
Succeeded by	Alfred Bloom
Personal details
Education	State University of New York at New Paltz (BA) UC Berkeley (MA, PhD)

Simon was previously the Executive Vice Chancellor of Duke Kunshan University in China from 2015-2020, replacing Mary Brown Bullock.^[2][3]

A scholar of China, Simon has experience in the business and technology strategy fields.^[4] He previously served at the Duke Fuqua School of Business as a Professor of China Business and Technology, and Senior Adviser to the President for China Affairs.^[5]

At Duke Kunshan University, Simon oversaw the recruitment of the inaugural undergraduate class, campus construction, and faculty development.^[6][7][8]

In 2021, Simon was named executive director of the Center for Innovation Policy at Duke Law School.^[5]

In August 2023, Simon resigned from his position at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, citing the increasingly challenging environment surrounding academic engagement with China.^[9][10]

Selected works

• Innovation in China: Challenging the Global Science and Technology System (Polity, 2018) (Co-authored with R. Appelbaum, CAO Cong, HAN Xueying)

• China's Emerging Technological Edge: Assessing the Role of High-End Talent (Cambridge University Press,2009) (co-author CAO Cong)

• After Tiananmen: What Is the Future for Foreign Business in China? California Management Review, 1990^[11]

Awards and honors

• The People's Republic of China Friendship Award^[12][13]

References

1. "Denis Simon". ICAS. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
2. "China's coronavirus crisis forces Duke Kunshan University to teach online". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
3. "Q&A: Denis Simon reflects on five years at DKU, looks to future at Duke". The Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
4. "Denis Simon | Duke's Fuqua School of Business". www.fuqua.duke.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
5. "Veteran Duke executive to lead Center for Innovation at Duke Law | WRAL TechWire". wraltechwire.com. 2021-03-04. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
6. "Denis Simon, who oversaw Duke Kunshan University's first undergrad class, prepares to step down". The Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
7. "Approval for DKU event reveals how the Chinese government handles academic freedom". The Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
8. "Duke Kunshan University breaks ground on 47-acre expansion". The Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
9. Hao, Karen; Hua, Sha (2023-08-16). "The U.S. Is Turning Away From Its Biggest Scientific Partner at a Precarious Time". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 2023-08-16. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
10. "China expert quits US university post over 'restrictive' policies". Times Higher Education (THE). 2023-08-29. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
11. Simon, Denis Fred (1990). "After Tiananmen: What Is the Future for Foreign Business in China?". California Management Review. 32 (2): 106–123. doi:10.2307/41166608. ISSN 0008-1256. JSTOR 41166608. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
12. "Denis F. Simon: China's International Science and Technology Trends and the US–China Relationship". en.ccg.org.cn. Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
13. Emerald, Daily. "University's international affairs post filled by Simon". Daily Emerald. Archived from the original on 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2022-07-11.