Simon Graffy is a co-founder and the Chief Executive of Inspiring Teachers. He has led Inspiring Teachers full-time since 2019. He holds a master’s in education leadership. He is a Co-Principal Investigator for research grants from the Jameel Poverty Action Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Innovations for Poverty Action Partnership for Technology (P4T) Programs. Simon became a Mulago Rainer Arnold Fellow in 2025.