Simon Gaudreault is the Chief Economist and Vice-President, Research for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). He is also a national spokesperson for CFIB and in this role frequently shares with the media his comments on the latest developments linked to SMEs and the economy. Simon holds an Honours BA in Economics from the University of Ottawa and an MSc in Economics from l'Université du Québec à Montréal.

Simon joined CFIB in April 2011 as an economist with the Quebec team. He assumed direction of national research in 2018 and was appointed to his current position in 2022. In this current capacity he is responsible for overseeing and conducting research and lobbying on a variety of economic, commercial, political and social issues affecting SMEs across Canada.

Previously, Simon has worked as a research and studies advisor in the Office of the Manager of the City of Laval, as counsellor for the local economic development office of Manicouagan Regional Municipality, and he was also a municipal finance and tax analyst.