Mike Simmons

• Policy director, City of Chicago
• Age: 30
• From: Lincoln Square
• Lives in: Uptown

When he’s not shaping the city’s path, Simmons is pedaling on it. His bikes are a tricked-out racer that he takes on the 200-mile Ride for AIDS each summer and an old Trek that he bought at age 15 (it was his first purchase over $100). Simmons and his grandmother are working on their family tree.

His type: Warm, eclectic guys with a solid sense of self

Conversation starter: Music; he’s researching the birth of American blues.