Denis Fred Simon | |
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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) |
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]
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]
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