Simon Dixon

Simon Dixon, founder and CEO of the future banking crowdfunding website BankToTheFuturecom, is the author of 97 ways in which a world without banks, students, and CEOs can influence your journey to the pinnacle of banking and finance. He is an active banking reformer and a member of the UK Digital Currency Association and Crowdfunding Association, often discussing the impact of finance on the future of governments, businesses, investors, and financial institutions. He used to be an investment banker and left the investment bank in 2006 to start his own business. Before starting his career in investment banking, his educational goal was to become an economist. He started his career as a trader and later worked in corporate finance, assisting venture capitalists in exiting the London Stock Exchange. By assisting in the exit of venture capital and the listing of the company, he obtained an angel fund to start his own business, with a focus on alternative financial businesses. Simon's remarks have widely appeared in news media, including the BBC, Financial Times, Reuters, Bloomberg, and Wall Street Journal.