Simon Harris

Simon has an extensive background building leading enterprise software companies. Before joining the BlueCrew, he was the Chief Financial Officer of WordPress VIP, an agile web content platform for global businesses. Prior to that, he was a growth-stage tech investor at W Capital Partners, a private equity firm, where he invested $1 billion across different industries with a focus on B2B software, fintech, and infrastructure software. Simon joined W Capital from Lehman Brothers where he was in the Communications and Media Investment Banking group and engaged in M&A and corporate finance transactions for a range of global telecom clients. He graduated from University College London (UCL) and is a Trustee and Board Member of the UCL Friends and Alumni Association. He grew up living in 5 different continents but lives today in Chicago where you’ll usually find him on long hikes with his family and dog or off looking for unusual food spots across the city.