Robert Simons' House (formerly Mark Tinker's)

Robert Simons is a Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School. Over the last 30 years, Simons has taught courses on strategy execution, management control systems, and accounting. During 2019/2020 he is teaching “Mastering Strategy Execution,” a second-year MBA course, and "Driving Corporate Performance," an executive education program for general managers and financial executives.

Simons’ books include Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution (2010) and Levers of Organization Design: How Managers Use Accountability Systems for Greater Performance and Commitment (2005). In addition, he has written Levers of Control (1995) that describes how effective top managers balance innovation and control. This book won the Notable Contribution to Management Accounting Literature award.

A Canadian CPA, Simons earned his Ph.D. from McGill University. Simons has served as a consultant to many companies on topics related to strategy execution, organization design, performance measurement, and strategic control. He has testified as an expert witness in U.S. Federal Court and before State Public Utility Commissions.

Mark Tinker is an American television producer and director. Tinker was an executive producer and regular director on the HBO series Deadwood. Prior to Deadwood, Tinker served as a director/producer on NYPD Blue, which was co-created by Deadwood writer David Milch. Tinker has also directed episodes of The White Shadow, St. Elsewhere, Capital News, Civil Wars, Chicago Hope, L.A. Law, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Scandal, and Chicago P.D.

He is brother to John Tinker and son of legendary studio exec Grant Tinker.