Douglas is a development economist with over 20 years’ consultancy experience in economic development and inward investment.
He has gained particular experience in:
- Site selection
- Inward investment strategies
- Place marketing to attract investment
- Urban regeneration
- The creative industries
- Environmental technologies
- The growth of technology companies and locations
He is a columnist in Foreign Direct Investment fDi magazine, a Financial Times Business publication, writing the View from Europe column. He also writes a column on place development in PropertyEU a European property magazine published by PropertyEuro BV in Amsterdam.
He speaks at conferences on foreign direct investment trends and impacts, with examples including MIPIM, CFO Europe, Marketing Cities, Regions and Towns, and BIO.