Simon is currently enrolled in an MBA program in Strategic & Business Intelligence at the Paris School of Economic Warfare (Ecole de Guerre Economique). He holds a PhD in Medieval Islamic History from the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (EPHE) in Paris. Thanks to this, he was able to live in Germany, Turkey and Tunisia and made several long stays in Lebanon and Egypt. He is also an associate member and treasurer of the International Academy of Heraldry.