Simon Johnson is a Head of EquityArb and Systematic Risk at Balyasny Asset Management L.P. at Balyasny Asset Management L.P.. He possess expertise in derivatives, interest rate derivatives, structured products, credit derivatives, fixed income and 22 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Simon is a rock of stability and unstoppable progress by whom others may be measured. In every environment I have known him, his indisputable intelligence, integrity and undeviating moral standing are rapidly perceived. Accordingly his progression towards the goals he has agreed to is invariably rapid. Simon has an uncanny ability to take any problem or objective, find a mechanism to conceptualize and model it and provide a way to move forward. The path is then laid with crystal clear thought and implemented efficiently and robustly. If Simon agrees to something, then rest assured that the commitment will be honoured and the delivery better than requested. His technical skills are respected by his peers and his businesslike and effective leadership is appreciated by his team. I have relied on him for wise counsel, technical advice and friendship for over two decades."