“Eventually everything connects – people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se.”
Simon Haidamous
Managing Director
Simon is a Managing Director at Genesis Park and joined the firm in 2021. He is responsible for the firm’s business development and investor relations efforts.
Prior to Genesis Park, Simon was Vice President, Operations & Finance at Crane Capital Group, the investment company led by Houston Astros owner Jim Crane. Concurrently, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Aperture Cellars, a luxury winery backed by a Houston-based investment group.
Earlier, Simon was Director of Finance & Investor Relations at Halcon Resources and an Associate at The Sterling Group, a Houston-based middle market private equity firm. He began his career in the energy investment banking group at Barclays Capital in Houston.
Simon is Chair of the Small Business Investor Alliance’s Southern Region. He received a B.B.A. in Business Honors and Finance from The University of Texas at Austin. Outside of work, Simon founded Row Bear, a winery named for his son Robert’s phonetic nickname, which raises awareness about autism and promotes early intervention. He also serves on the board of The Parish School, which serves children with learning and language differences.
