John is Estates Director of Newcastle Helix – a 24 acre innovation district in Newcastle City Centre developed in partnership between Newcastle City Council, Newcastle University and Legal and General.
He has worked for over 2 decades with public private partnerships, and in senior leadership roles for the past 10 years gaining a wealth of experience in development, investment, asset management and partnership management.
John is passionate about the transformative power of development and asset management for both economic and social change by creating a strong shared stakeholder vision, inclusive consultation processes and putting placemaking at the heart of a project to ensure success.