Our trainer comes from an old real estate family in the UK. He graduated with a first-class degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and amongst other postgraduate degrees he holds a PhD on developer strategy from Curtin University. He also holds the CLC legal qualification.
He began his career with the UK public sector as an analyst, subsequently joining the mainstream Civil Service fast stream. He then returned to economic analysis and became a divisional forecasting head for what is now S&P’s Global Insight. He subsequently worked on a range of derivative contracts for the London Commodity Exchange, and then set up his own consultancy with a range of clients from the international property sector, including banks and chartered surveyors, advising on aspects of investment, infrastructure, governance and real estate financing, valuation and audit. He advises sovereign wealth funds on real estate investments and currently also serves as Chief Economist of a chartered surveyor.
He regularly presents seminars on a range of real estate topics to developers, investors, bankers, government agencies, and other organisations worldwide, and currently delivers around sixty days a year of training. He has also published a number of books, including on valuations, derivatives, governance and real estate modelling.