Jake Simon
Senior Consultant, International Communications, based in Geneva
Jake is a consultant at Leidar’s Geneva office, focusing on digital engagement and analysis for clients. He has been a part of the Leidar team since 2015.
He is involved in digital analysis projects designed to increase the visibility and effectiveness of both IGO/NGO and private sector clients’ online presence. He also works on strategic & data analysis, research, influencer profiling, and stakeholder mapping.
Involved in a high variety of projects for Leidar, Jake applies his communications skills in a multitude of ways – be it creating, implementing, and promoting a Facebook chatbot, providing expert analysis for perception audits, or leveraging tools and software to go in depth into data results for clients.
Jake is from the United States but has spent most of his life living in Switzerland. He speaks fluent English and French, as well as conversational Spanish. Outside of work, he plays ultimate frisbee internationally on the Swiss national team, as well as recently coaching his local club team to a Swiss national championship. He holds a BA in International and Global Studies from Middlebury College, Vermont.