Diane Meyer Simon
Diane Meyer Simon (born Diane Irene Meyer Simon) is an environment activist, founder and leader of Global Green USA,[1] member of the Green Cross International's (GCI) Honorary Board, and politician.[2]
Early life and education
Meyer was an only child, the daughter of a French father and a Swiss mother.[3] Her father worked as a teacher, an Air Force Pilot and medical doctor; and her mother worked as a teacher and a nurse.[3] Simon finished her studies at Butler University. She went to Moscow to attend an international environment conference and met with Mikhail Gorbachev. After this conference, she became the GCI's Honorary Board. Simon also became Indianapolis's "Woman of the Year", and moved to California in 1989.
Political career
As a politician, she has worked as an administrator, political staffer for Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana,[3] and as an organizer in the environmental field.[3] Simon now lives in Montecito, California.[3]
Personal life
Meyer has been married twice. her first husband was N. Stuart Grauel, the then Deputy Secretary of State of Indiana.[3] In 1981, Meyer married billionaire shopping mall developer Herbert Simon. They divorced in 2000.[3] They have three children:[3]
- Sarah Elisabeth Meyer Simon[3] is an investor who lives in New York City;
- Rachel Mariam Meyer Simon Stuart[3] is an artist and philanthropist living in Indianapolis with her husband Hale Stuart and daughter Zara; and
- Asher Benjamin Meyer Simon[3] is an artist in Los Angeles.