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John Simons
Writer
FORTUNE

John Simons is a writer with Fortune magazine, where he covers the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Simons's coverage includes corporate profiles, trend stories and investment advice. A common theme in his work is the difficult strategic choices drug companies confront in the face of slowing R&D productivity and greater FDA scrutiny. Simons has also written about a range of subjects for Fortune, including technology, immigration reform, and global warming's effect on the insurance business.

Previously, Simons was a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, where he wrote about economic issues and the intersection of government policy and technology. From 1993 to 1997, as a business writer for U.S. News & World Report, Simons covered the burgeoning arena of Internet commerce.

He has discussed his work on CNN, CNBC, The Fox Network, MSNBC, and National Public Radio's All Things Considered. In the past, Simons has also written for The New Republic, and Business 2.0. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Northeastern University in Boston.