Ben is a global leader in valuation having worked extensively around the globe advising clients, governments, and NGOs on valuation issues. Ben is well-qualified for this role as an economist and a Chartered Surveyor with an interest in the interface of the economy and property markets and is the author of a chapter in the Routledge Handbook on Sustainable Real Estate.

Ben has been a practicing valuer and respected academic, holding senior positions at Nottingham Trent University and The College of Estate Management.

Ben is the immediate past chair of IVSC Tangible Assets Board and a member of the Standards Board. Ben was also the immediate past chair of Commission 9 (Valuation) for the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG). Ben is the current chair of the IVSC Advisory Forum Working Group.

Ben has recently been working with a team on developing the manual and toolkit on the valuation of unregistered land for UN-Habitat and FIG.