Prior to Simon, Jared spent 13 years with the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he held a series of progressively senior leadership roles, culminating as Vice President & Head of U.S. Business Development. During his tenure, he led partnership and business development efforts with many of the world's most recognized brands, contributed to more than $1 billion in partnership revenue, and played a key role in accelerating the commercial growth of the WNBA.

Earlier in his career, Jared held roles with the New York Mets and Viacom. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and lives on Long Island with his wife and two sons.