Our Team

Matt leads the Consulting team at The Sports Consultancy. He works with rights holders, cities and brands to optimise their events, commercial strategies, asset portfolios and hosting relationships. His rights holder and event clients include Formula 1, World Rugby, FIA, World Athletics, ICC, NFL, FIBA, FEI, The Ocean Race, European Professional Club Rugby, Formula E, Goodwood, BIE, The Ryder Cup, Rugby League World Cup 2021, Interkultur, Red Bull and Nitro World Games. His national, regional and city government clients include Mayor of London, Government of Abu Dhabi, Government of Oman, EventFlanders, Goteborg & Co, City of Manchester, City of Barcelona, Government of Dubai and London & Partners.

Prior to joining The Sports Consultancy, Matt spent 11 years with Deloitte, where he delivered transformation projects for some of their largest clients across Europe, North America and the Middle East. Matt also spent 2 years with LOCOG, the organising committee for London 2012, where he took a lead role in designing and delivering the operational readiness integration programme.

Siân is a management consultant with over twelve years’ experience in the consulting and sports industries. At The Sports Consultancy, Sian works with both host cities and rights holder to secure innovative and successful hosting partnerships.

Siân has worked with rights holders including World Rugby (Rugby World Cup), World Table Tennis (Portfolio of events), Interkultur (World Choir Games and European Choir Games), Red Bull (Cliff Diving and Ice Cross), World Athletics (World Indoors) and FIBA (FIBA Basketball World Cup) to secure new hosts.

On the other side of the rights holder relationship, Siân enjoys working with cities and event agencies to produce exciting and creative event strategies and before designing event calendar portfolios that put that strategy into practice.

Sian also works on creating compelling and successful bids and bid narratives for our city and national clients. Examples include FEI World Championships (Herning), World Choir Games (Flanders, Belgium) and Rugby League World Cup 2021 (England).

Prior to joining The Sports Consultancy in 2013, Siân worked at Deloitte in their Operations Consultancy practice, consulting both private and public sector clients on all aspects for the project lifecycle from strategy to delivery. Siân also spent two years working at the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), where she helped create and deliver a readiness and testing programme involving a range of exercises across all venues.

Kirsten has over 12 years’ experience in legal, consulting, major events and sport.

She specialises in supporting rights holder clients to design practical, implementable and measurable business and commercial strategy. She believes in having an ambitious and realistic strategy but also ensuring that organisations are set up to deliver success through the right governance structures, operating models and organisation designs.

She also advises public and private institutional investors on their investments in sport.

Her recent and current clients include Abu Dhabi Sports Council, NEOM, World Athletics, European Aquatics, British Cycling, UCI Cycling World Championships 2023, Rugby League World Cup, the Kuwait FA, the FIA, The FA, UK Sport, EventFlanders, and the International Tennis Federation.

Kirsten spent five years in New Zealand where she led the Major Events Feasibility team at Auckland Tourism Events and Economic Development developing and implementing events strategy. At PwC New Zealand, she advised sports sector clients including New Zealand Major Events, the New Zealand Olympic Committee and Sport NZ on operational effectiveness, operating model and organisation design.

Kirsten is legally qualified, training at Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer before being seconded to the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

Kailash leads the consulting practice for The Sports Consultancy in the Middle East. He works with cities, brands, major events, and rights holders to optimise their commercial and events strategies, asset portfolios, calendar planning, and fan and visitor data analytics.

With over two decades in mega events strategic planning, commercial leadership and general management, Kailash has led the execution of feasibility studies, successful bid campaigns, and commercial and operational delivery for mega events.

Prior to joining TSC, Kailash served as a Senior Vice President for World Expo 2020 in Dubai to deliver 24 million visits to the Expo and spearheaded the analytics and special projects teams. He also served as a strategic advisor for Riyadh City’s successful bid for World Expo 2030.

Previously, Kailash served as the Managing Director for YouGov Middle East, overseeing commercial and analytics projects for tourism authorities, theme parks, and consumer brands across the GCC, North Africa, and India.

Kailash holds an MBA with distinction from Manchester Business School.

Torrey Jay Dorsey is a veteran in the sports industry having made the transition from athlete, national/elite performance coach, contributing writer and television/radio commentator to senior management roles with major global agencies and rights holders.

He is a proven senior strategic partnerships and sales professional with experience working across a vast and varied portfolio of events and with some of the leading global agencies including IMG, Infront Sports & Media and now The Sports Consultancy. More recently, he was the Vice-President, Global Commercial Sales, APAC Lead for SailGP and the Global Sales Director for the FIM World Supercross Championship.

He has been engaged as a speaker and industry commentator for his deep understanding of industry trends and current strategies by the likes of FIFA, the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA), Federation of International Polo (FIP) and World Yacht Racing Forum.

He is a creative and imaginative thinker with the ability to formulate and present concept, strategy and delivery, and remains an enthusiastic and passionate advocate for the power of sport to impact change.

Will joined The Sports Consultancy as an experienced hire, having began his career at Goldman Sachs and later setting up and successfully exiting his own sports travel business. He joined with several years experience working in strategy teams across multiple sectors, including FMCG, TMT and Sport, and has a valuable blend of strategic, commercial and operational expertise. He has a strong track record of delivering solutions that generate significant step changes in revenue and working collaboratively with clients to ensure successful delivery and execution of growth strategies.

Whilst at The Sports Consultancy, Will has helped major Rights Holders and sports investors to unlock growth potential, by delivering value-add proposition to fans that grow both direct and indirect revenues. Outside of the day to day Will also runs the valuation process for the TSC sponsorship sales team, which articulates the return on investment to brands from sports related sponsorship activity.

He is an avid sports fan and sits on the red side of Manchester having grown up in the north west, and is a keen golfer now that he’s hung up his footballing boots.

Stewart joined The Sports Consultancy as a manager in May 2023 and works across TSC’s consulting offering with a primary focus on strategy, transformation and growth.

Since joining TSC, Stewart has advised major international rights holders and national governing bodies across a breadth of topics including strategy development, operating model design, commercial growth strategy, major events and impact assessment. Some of his past and current clients include the Football Association (FA), the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the Professional Fighters League (PFL) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).

Stewart has a degree in Economics and Accounting from the University of Edinburgh and a strong finance background having qualified with the Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS) in 2017. Prior to joining TSC, Stewart spent over 8 years with Ernst & Young (EY) in the UK, New Zealand and Australia with a focus on delivering strategy and business transformation projects.

Outside of work, Stewart is a sports enthusiast. Since hanging up his rugby boots after a long amateur career, his focus has turned to lower impact sports such as tennis, golf and running, travelling to major sporting events and dealing with the emotional turmoil of being a Scottish rugby fan.

Matthew joined The Sports Consultancy in 2014, and works in the Consulting team across a range of projects and clients.

He has worked for a variety of rights holders and international federations on strategy and major event host procurement projects for clients including the ICC, FIA, World Rugby, IAAF, EPCR and ITF. He has also worked for several public sector organisations, developing event strategies for the Government of Flanders and London & Partners and creating bids for events such as the Ryder Cup. In addition, Matthew spent a year working in the Rights Marketing team, helping to secure commercial partners for a range of rights holders and defining sponsorship structures for events including the Rugby League World Cup and Sailing World Championships.

Matthew has a degree in Music from Durham University, and previously worked at IMG Artists in classical music artist management. Outside of work, he can usually be found running, playing the trumpet or watching Everton.

Fiona joined The Sports Consultancy in 2016 and has a wide breadth of consulting experience across our host city advisory, host city procurement and major event bidding service offerings. Fiona has worked with some of the world’s leading rights holders and major event hosts across the world, securing high value hosting partnerships and delivering impact measurement reporting.

Recent work has included:

Working with Laver Cup to appoint the 2023 (Vancouver, Canada) and 2024 (Berlin, Germany) edition hosts

Managing the global host city selection process for MLB’s international series, working closely with public and private sector partners in target territories

Measuring and reporting the social and economic impact of the 2023 Jakarta E-Prix and the 2023 Rome E-Prix

Supporting the English FA on its successful 2028 UEFA UERO 2028 bid, by running a clear and transparent host city and stadia selection process

Supporting E1, the world’s first all-electric raceboat championship, to appoint Puerto Banus and Hong Kong as hosts in its inaugural season

During 2023 Fiona spearheaded the development of an industry report focused on major event trends which captured the opinions of more than 60 senior decision makers from major rights holders and host cities (through consultations and survey). The report covers key themes including investment behaviours and decision-making processes, impact measurement priorities, and demand for certain events.

Fiona has always been a passionate sportswoman. When not working, she is most likely to be found running, cycling or in the gym.

Hannah joined The Sports Consultancy in 2022 as a Senior Consultant with over seven years of management consulting experience. Since joining she has worked on a range of projects including major events impact analysis, strategic investment opportunities for growth, and commercialisation of intellectual property.

Hannah began her career at IBM in the finance practice primarily focussing on clients within financial services, helping in all aspects of the project lifecycle, from strategy to delivery. She is an experienced project manager with a strong track record of successfully delivering complex technology and transformation programmes.

Outside of work Hannah can usually be found running around one of London’s parks and recently completed a 250km ultra marathon across the Wadi Rum desert for charity.

Laurent joined The Sports Consultancy in September 2022.

Laurent has over seven years of consulting experience with a focus on helping clients address complex challenges through designing and implementing market-leading operating models and strategies across a wide range of different industries in both the public and private sector. He has a strong record in helping organisations use innovation to develop and execute on new growth strategies to achieve their growth ambitions.

Outside of work, Laurent is an avid rugby fan and enjoys following England around the world as they seek to claim their next piece of silverware. He also trains throughout the year to compete in triathlons.

Michael joined The Sports Consultancy at the beginning of 2023, bringing with him over six years experience in sport covering digital strategy, fan development and audience commercialisation.

With a range of previous clients stretching from governing bodies, broadcasters, brands and rights holders, Michael adds a breadth of industry experience to our Consulting team.

Outside of work he can regularly be found on the sofa watching NFL Redzone during the winter or hacking through the rough searching for golf balls in the summer.

Pascal is a Senior Consultant in the Consulting team, having joined the company in 2019.

He works across the full breadth of our service offering for some of our highest-profile rights holder and host city clients. Recent work includes supporting Major League Baseball enter new international markets with the development of their International Regular Season Games, creating a Foundation Plan for the Organising Committee of the 2034 Asian Games in Riyadh, and securing Brussels as a new host on the World Padel Tour circuit for 2022.

Pascal has also written various major event impact analysis and assessments for rights holder clients, and led the latest development of our economic impact methodology. He delivered an economic impact report for the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup in England and Wales, a social impact study for a Transport for London event, and is currently working with Formula 1 to create comprehensive impact reports for three of their Grands Prix in 2021 and 2022.

Other clients include Destination New South Wales, Greater London Authority, London & Partners, the Homeless World Cup Foundation and TGI.

Pascal also led on the launch of SEER, TSC’s internal think-tank and research unit, writing two detailed reports investigating the disconnect between rights holders and their two most important investors – host governments and brand sponsors.

Pascal also speaks three languages, having graduated from Oxford University with First Class Honours in French and Italian prior to joining company.

Outside of work, Pascal is a keen footballer and spends his Saturdays following the trials and tribulations of Sunderland AFC

Peter is a Senior Consultant at The Sports Consultancy and has a background in Economics. He has an MSc in International Economics from the University of Birmingham plus strong industry experience having joined the TSC Team in Summer 2023 after working at the Centre for Economics and Business Research for 3 years.

His particular area of expertise is in economic impact assessments where he is proficient in mapping complex economic impacts across various industries and geographical regions. Beyond this, Peter understands the intersection of economic drivers and social impact and is adept at providing a holistic view of value. He has experience in designing social value measurement frameworks using innovative methods to effectively quantify intangible social outcomes.

Outside of work, Peter is an avid fan of cricket, hockey, and cycling. He is also very proud of his Duolingo streak, despite the limit of his French skills extending to “Deux bières, s’il vous plait”.

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Chris joined The Sports Consultancy in June 2023 and works across the consulting product suite.

Prior to joining, he worked for Accenture, specialising in commercial strategy and value creation across several industries, including Financial Services and Luxury Hospitality. He brings experience of defining business strategy, delivering strategic, growth initiatives and project managing complex, technology transformations.

Outside of work, Chris enjoys following the ups and downs of Arsenal, trying his hand at most sports and is often found stringing an assortment of racquets in his kitchen.

Tom joined The Sports Consultancy as an Analyst in the Consulting team in September 2019. At TSC Tom works across our consulting offering, including strategy development, host procurement, and sponsorship valuation/optimisation. Recent projects include host city strategy for World Athletics and developing the sponsorship strategy for the 2022 World Gymnastics Championships.

Prior to joining TSC, Tom completed a graduate scheme at Arsenal Football Club. At Arsenal Tom worked across commercial, operational and high performance functions of the Club. Before joining Arsenal Tom graduated from the University of Exeter with a First Class Honours in Economics and Politics.

Outside of work Tom is a qualified skydiver, a keen MMA and NBA fan, and can often be found agonising over his NFL fantasy team.

Jay joined TSC as an Analyst in the consulting team in January 2020. Since joining he has worked across TSC’s Consulting and Rights Marketing functions.

His consulting project experience includes commercial strategy, event strategy, host city procurement, sponsorship regulation, strategy and operating model design for clients that include Badminton England, NEOM, IARD, Super League Triathlon and Metro Vancouver.

On the Rights Marketing side, Jay has been leading on market analysis, brand identification and sponsorship sales outreach. Working across a portfolio of national and international rights holders, he has developed a deep understanding of sports partnerships and the value they can deliver to brands.

Outside of the office, Jay is a keen sportsman. He enjoys playing rugby and long-distance running. Away from the pitch, he is a passionate Welsh Rugby fan.

Mayank joined The Sports Consultancy as a Consultant in October 2022.

Prior to joining TSC, Mayank completed a graduate program with Ernst and Young (EY) Australia, where over a 3 year period, helped deliver numerous risk transformation and strategic projects for various private and public sector clients. He brings knowledge in the fields of business strategy, financial and process modelling, event impact analysis and program management. Before joining EY, Mayank graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Accounting and Finance.

Outside of work, Mayank is a Cricket tragic and is also an avid fan of Tennis, Formula One and Australian Rules Football. He is also passionate about promoting positive mental health and wellbeing within the community and is the co-founder of a podcast aiming to de-stigmatise mental health through the power of storytelling and conversation.

Sian joined The Sports Consultancy as an Analyst in August 2022.

She holds a Masters in Sports Management from the Johan Cruyff Institute and a First-Class undergraduate degree from the University of Oxford in Spanish and Linguistics.

Combining her language skills and cricketing background, Sian was previously the Coach of the Argentine Women’s Cricket team and Female Development Officer for Cricket Argentina, before returning to the UK to work as an Account Executive at Sports Marketing firm InCrowd Sports. She is particularly passionate about the growth and increased professionalisation of women’s sport, and enjoys playing cricket at her local club each week.

Michael joined The Sports Consultancy as an Analyst in the Consulting team in March 2022 after a successful internship.

Life at TSC has begun with a secondment role as project manager for Major League Baseball, working across all seasons of the global project Home Run Derby X. At TSC Michael works across our consulting offering, including hosting and campaigns and commercial partnerships and has worked with major rights holders including esports entertainment network BLAST and The National Hockey League.

Michael speaks three languages, having graduated from Durham University with First Class Honours in French and Spanish prior to joining the company.

Outside of work Michael enjoys playing darts and is a long-suffering Queens Park Rangers F.C. fan.

Oli joined The Sports Consultancy as an Analyst in June 2022 after completing a three-month internship with the firm.

Oli works on a wide range of projects covering commercial strategy development, new concept creation, host city procurement, and economic impact studies across a variety of clients, including World Athletics, the National Hockey League (NHL), and Volleyball World.

Prior to joining TSC, Oli completed a master’s degree in Management from Imperial College Business School with Distinction. Having grown up in Hong Kong, and graduating with a bachelor’s degree in German and Russian at University College, London, he also speaks several languages.

Outside work, Oli is a passionate Manchester United fan, and he enjoys playing football and ice hockey, scuba diving, and watching Formula One.

Following a successful three-month internship, Sami joined The Sports Consultancy as an Analyst in the Consulting team in October 2022.

Prior to joining TSC, Sami obtained a first-class degree in Performance Psychology from The University of Edinburgh. Sami has always had a passion to work in the sports industry, completing her undergraduate degree in Sports and Exercise Science at Durham University where she received a Distinction. Sami has experience working in a variety of roles within the sport and health industry with five years’ experience in marketing and advertisement for chiropractic clinics and placement experience on the Active 30 Programme, a scheme set out by the Government’s Childhood Obesity Plan, getting children to achieve sixty minutes of physical activity per day.

Sami works across our consulting offering including event strategy, host city procurement, commercial strategy development and sponsorship regulation for clients including the National Hockey League, Formula One and World Athletics.

Outside of work Sami enjoys watching her favourite team, Arsenal, play and is an avid Formula One fan with a dream of attending the Italian Grand Prix in Monza.

Federico joined The Sports Consultancy as an Analyst in April 2023, after completing a three-month internship within the consulting division of the firm. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and master’s degree from Loughborough University London, which he obtained with a distinction.

At TSC Federico works across the firm’s consulting offering, focusing on unlocking commercial value for a number of high-profile clients, including Formula 1, NASCAR and Rugby League World Cup. Prior to joining TSC, Federico accrued 2 years of industry experience by engaging in research collaborations, internships, and industry placements. His project portfolio includes an international strategy development piece for Global Squad Basketball (MD, USA), a talent identification and development research project for Valencia Basket Club, and a CSR framework development project for SlumsDunk ODV, a non-profit basketball academy operating out of Nairobi, Kenya.

A passionate traveller, Federico has lived in 5 countries and is fluent in Italian, English and Spanish. Outside of work, he can be found watching basketball, exploring London or planning the next trip to the nearest beach.

Ivo joined The Sport Consultancy as an Analyst in the Consulting team in May 2023.

Prior to joining TSC, Ivo worked at Nestle on a Commercial Graduate Training Program. During his time there he worked across multiple teams within the Sales function where he managed accounts, delivered strategic plans and developed skills in planning and analysis. Aside from this Ivo is passionate about sustainability and worked on multiple projects to drive this, including leading the relationship with a key charity partner.

Before joining Nestle he graduated from Nottingham University where he received First Class honours from a degree in Industrial Economics.
Outside of work Ivo enjoys his fitness and is a member of a CrossFit gym, he can also often be found losing balls on the golf course which he doesn’t enjoy as much! Ivo is a keen sports fan and supports Harlequins where he is a season ticket holder.

Sally joined The Sports Consultancy as a Sales Consultant in August 2024 with four years of sports sponsorship experience.

Her background is in football, beginning her career in the commercial department at Chelsea Football Club where she was part of the team that secured the then-largest Sleeve deal in European football.

She later joined City Football Group, the total or partial owner of thirteen clubs worldwide including Manchester City, and was part of a high-performance Partnerships department responsible for driving the acquisition of global, regional and pan regional commercial partners.

Outside of work, Sally can be found running, cycling and swimming across London as she trains for her next marathon or triathlon. She also loves to travel and lived in the Middle East for six years.

Kian joined The Sports Consultancy as an Analyst in October 2023, after completing a three month internship with the firm.

At TSC, Kian has worked across the firms consulting offering, including developing commercial strategies, creating demand models, and facilitating host city procurement processes for clients such as The FA and the International Shooting Sport Federation.

Prior to joining TSC, Kian has worked in private equity, consulting (at PwC), and capital raising advisory. He holds a bachelor’s degree at Warwick Business School in International Management with Finance, where he also completed an exchange at ESADE in Barcelona and worked in Washington D.C.

Kian speaks English, German, and Farsi, and is constantly looking to play basketball, tennis, and football.

Harry joined The Sports Consultancy as an Analyst in January 2024.

Before joining TSC, Harry held a graduate role at AECOM, specialising in stakeholder engagement, consultation, and communications for nationally significant infrastructure projects. Prior to that, he completed a master’s degree in Sustainability and Consultancy at the University of Leeds, graduating with distinction. During his studies, he conducted a consultancy project with International Mixed Ability Sport (IMAS), exploring the intersections and opportunities between Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles and mixed ability sport. Harry’s commitment to sustainability has been recognised through his attainment of professional accreditations: he is a Registered Environmental Practitioner with the Society for the Environment (REnPV) and a Practitioner Member of the Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment (PIEMA). Harry is excited to combine his passions for sustainability and sport at TSC, aiming to achieve Chartered Environmentalist status.

Raised on the grounds of his local sports club, Harry has always been a keen sportsperson. Much of his competitive sport has revolved around cricket, where he has represented teams such as Derbyshire CCC, Cheshire CCC, and Leeds Bradford MCCU. Recently, Harry has become an ambassador for Last Man Stands Cricket (8-a-side) and is the current England Captain. This role has provided him opportunities to compete in tournaments in Barbados and India, as well as an upcoming World Cup in Kenya.

Amanda joined The Sports Consultancy as an Analyst in April 2024.

At TSC, Amanda is currently working across the firm’s consulting offering, including host procurement and sponsorship strategy development. Prior to working at TSC, she was a Learning Support Assistant for students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and International Relations, and an MSc degree with Distinction in Mental Health Sciences from Queen Mary, University of London.

Amanda did ballet and tap dancing for over 15 years, and played touch rugby and basketball at school. Outside of work, she enjoys going to workout classes at 1Rebel, women’s football games and concerts across London. She comes from an international background: she was born in Hong Kong where she went to the German Swiss International School, went to university in Boston, and is now based in London. She speaks English, Cantonese, German and French.

Hoijin joined The Sports Consultancy as an Analyst in the consulting team in June 2024, after completing a successful five-month internship.

At TSC, Hoijin works across a wide range of our consulting offerings including commercial strategy development, new event creation, host city procurement, and economic impact studies for different clients including major right holders and governmental bodies. Prior to joining TSC, Hoijin graduated BSc Management Science at University College London (UCL) with first class honours. Having lived in multiple countries, Hoijin speaks English and Korean.

Hoijin earned a black belt in Taekwondo when she was 16. Outside of work, you can find her going to every sports match as the opportunity arises such as MLB London Series, Premier League and others. As a passionate Chelsea fan, her favourite is to go and watch Chelsea play.

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Andy is a sports marketing lawyer with over twenty years’ experience in the industry.  Specializing predominantly in sponsorship agreements, he is equally comfortable advising brands or rights holders.  He has advised the likes of Carlsberg, Nike, Nationwide, npower, Aviva, Aegon and Gillette on sponsorship matters and has drafted and negotiated sports marketing contracts for rights owners such as FIFA, UEFA, Rugby World Cup, British & Irish Lions, Six Nations Rugby, the English Football League, Cricket West Indies, Ascot Racecourse, the International Tennis Federation, Intenazionale di Milano, AS Roma and numerous sports clubs and celebrities.  He also acts as a consultant for sponsorship clients, advising on the structuring of commercial programmes and refining rights packages.  Andy lectures regularly on sports marketing topics at a number of universities and at industry events.  He supports Everton.

Rob trained at the international law firm Squire Patton Boggs in the Sports & Entertainment group.

He has experience advising a wide range of clients in the sports, media and entertainment sectors, from start-ups to rights holders of major international events. He advises them on a range of corporate and commercial matters including event hosting terms; event operations; venue hire; commercial structures; sponsorship and IP protection and distribution. The corporate matters he typically advises on include purchase agreements; shareholders’ agreements; group re-structuring; debt finance; company restorations and matters of general corporate governance.

Rob’s work highlights include advising on the legal, commercial and governance aspects of the inaugural 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships; the host procurement process for the European Professional Club Rugby finals; and drafting and negotiating sponsorship agreements for the Glasgow 2019 European Indoor Athletics Championships; the Athletics World Cup London 2018, and Spartan.

Rob also has in-house experience having worked in the legal teams at The Walt Disney Company and Sport England where, at Disney, he advised on the distribution of its media programming and channels to international TV broadcasters and media platforms.

In his spare time, Rob plays and watches a wide range of sports. He is a playing member of the MCC, has featured in an award nominated short film and volunteers for the homeless charity – The Passage.

David Becker is an international lawyer specializing in the sports industry.

David began his career working as a corporate lawyer with prominent Freshfields in London. He then joined sports law specialists Townleys before becoming a partner at Bedford Row firm Collyer Bristow, where he headed up the Sports Group. During that time David was listed by Legal 500 and Chambers as a leading lawyer in the sports sector several years running. After five years at Collyer Bristow, David was recruited as senior counsel for the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Dubai in 2007. He was promoted to Head of Legal of the ICC in 2008. In 2011, he completed the General Management Programme at Harvard Business School in Boston.

In 2012 David joined The Sports Consultancy as Director of Legal. After a sabbatical in 2017 to work on South Africa’s Rugby World Cup bid committee for the 2023 World Cup bid, David resumed his career at The Sports Consultancy in 2018.

David has advised a number of high profile clients in the sports industry during his career, including International Cricket Council, NIKE, Vodafone, World Rugby, England & Wales Cricket Board, Paralympic World Cup, Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, Cricket South Africa, Rugby Centurions and America’s Cup, as well as a host of leading athletes such as four-time Olympic gold medalist Sir Ben Ainslie, four of golf’s major winners, Olympic swimmer Chad le Clos, Protea’s captain Graeme Smith and former President of the FEI, HRH Princess Haya of Jordan. David has written chapters in the first edition of “Sport: Law and Practice” by Taylor and Lewis and in 2007 published the first book dedicated to the legal aspects of event management, entitled “The Essential Legal Guide to Events“.

He represented Protea’s captain Faf du Plessis and fast bowler Kagiso Rabada in their recent high profile appeal cases before the ICC and worked as part of the legal team in the prosecution of the three Pakistan players for spot fixing in 2010 and several South African players for attempted match fixing during the 2016 Ram Slam T20 competition.

He has appeared on BBC News 24, BBC World, Radio Five Live and Sky News Australia on regular occasions advising on matters ranging from slide tackles and sacked managers to drug scandals and match fixing.

A competitive sportsman and endurance athlete, David has completed the 7-day Sahara Ultra-marathon, and has participated in the World Memory Championships, the Mind Sports Olympiad and the World Speed-reading Championships. He is a founding trustee of the international Aids charity Starfish, Beyond Sport and the Lewis Pugh Foundation.

Georgia joined TSC Legal as a Paralegal in February 2024, having completed a Masters of Law. She also holds a MA in History from the University of St Andrews and has previously worked in commercial and talent acquisition roles at SportQuake and W Series. Georgia combines her experience in the sports industry with her legal studies to support TSC and TSC Legal across sports law matters. She is aiming to complete the SQE route to qualification to become a specialist sports & entertainment lawyer.

Outside of work, Georgia enjoys sailing, skiing, and horse riding, and is a qualified scuba diver.

Simon began his career at Sport England in 1999 where he worked in the Lottery Strategy Unit, monitoring and evaluating the company’s progress against the 1999-2009 funding strategy. In 2002, he moved into consultancy and worked on a range of high-profile projects, including an 18-month secondment with Elmbridge Borough Council project managing the Elmbridge Xcel Centre leisure PPP and a secondment with World Cup Barbados Inc. In the latter role, he spent three-and-a-half months as Cricket and Facilities Manager for WCB’s successful bid to host the final of the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

In 2007, Simon moved to Capita Symonds Sport & Leisure, where he was primarily responsible for major event work, as well as delivering business planning and procurement support to local authorities. High profile projects included the 2015/2017 World Athletics Championships Feasibility Study for London, the 2014/16 European Swimming Championships Feasibility Study for London and 2015 Eurobasket Feasibility Study, as well as the first joint leisure management contract procurement in the UK (for Guildford and Woking Borough Councils).

He joined The Sports Consultancy as a Director in January 2012 and has continued to deliver a range of high profile projects, including the procurement for British Cycling of a new Delivery Partner for the Tour of Britain from 2014-18, the feasibility study and bid support for Scotland’s successful submission to host the 2019 Solheim Cup, the feasibility study for the new Scottish National Performance Centre for Sport (now Oriam, opened in 2016) and economic impact appraisals for the 2016 and 2017 EPCR Champions and Challenge Cup Finals and the 2017 IAAF World Cross-Country Championships.

Tom is responsible for leading the growth of The Sports Consultancy’s venue development capability, establishing the team as a leading consultancy in the development of significant sport and leisure facilities and venues. He has delivered commissions for many clients including central and local government, national governing bodies of sport, universities, developers, architects and other consultancies. He has over 15 years’ experience in the sport and leisure sector, focussing on the development of capital projects.

Tom began his career at Sport England, where he worked on the development and assessment of capital projects. From Sport England he moved to the Big Lottery Fund where he was a programme manager leading the development and delivery of the £750m Physical Education and School Sport Programme. He then moved to consultancy, rising to become an Associate Director within Capita’s Sport & Leisure Consultancy team, before joining The Sports Consultancy in 2011.

Will leverages his 6 years of strategy consulting experience, alongside his Master’s degree in Sports Business and Leadership, to deliver high-impact solutions to the complex challenges his clients face. Having worked across multiple industries, including Financial Services, Insurance and Sport, Will brings with him a wealth of experience that enables him to deliver bespoke solutions that consistently meet his clients’ specific needs.

Outside of work, Will is a passionate Football, NFL and NBA fan, and is currently training for the Milan and Amsterdam marathons in 2025.

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Dominic initially joined The Sports Consultancy in October 2020 as part of his industrial placement from Loughborough University, where he studied Business Economics and Finance. Having successfully graduated with First Class Honours in July 2022, he has since returned to the Facilities & Venues Team as a Consultant.

His F&V consulting project experience includes strategic planning, feasibility studies, needs assessments, options appraisals, contract monitoring and operator procurement. Dominic has worked with a broad range of both public and private clients, including the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Sport, The Department for International Trade and Padel4All.

Outside of work, Dominic is a keen racquet sports player, and has represented his university at both tennis and squash. You will also see him at the Emirates Stadium every week, where he copes with the stresses of being an Arsenal fan.

Freddie joined The Sports Consultancy in April 2023 as an Analyst on the Facilities & Venues Team after 4 years at the University of Bristol, where he studied Chemistry. His project experience so far includes facility benchmarking, needs assessments, strategic planning, energy benchmarking and contract monitoring for both private and public sector clients.

Freddie is an avid fan of most sports, especially football, cricket, rugby union and the NFL, and he loves learning about and watching a new sport. His weekends are often spent playing cricket for his home village side in Kent or at Stamford Bridge, where he struggles to cope with the recent downfall of his beloved Chelsea.

James first joined The Sports Consultancy in July 2022 during his year-long placement from Loughborough University, where he pursued a degree in Economics and Management. After graduating in July 2024, he returned to the Facilities and Venues team as an Analyst, ready to dive back into the action.

His project experience with the F&V team spans across facility benchmarking, needs assessments, contract monitoring, and delivering detailed mapping and presentation reports. This work covers a diverse range of private and public sector clients, both domestically and internationally, showcasing his versatility and expertise.

Outside of work, James is an avid sportsman with a passion for tennis and football, proudly supporting Liverpool. Recently bitten by the golf bug, he’s mastering the art of patience and persistence, skills that, fortunately, come in handy both on the green and at work!

Idir joined The Sports Consultancy in September 2024 as part of his placement year from Loughborough University where he studies Sport Management. He is looking to develop new skills to contribute to the Facilities & Venues team and assist in the consulting department.

A passionate football fan and player, Idir also has a keen interest in basketball. Outside of his professional role, his weekends are filled with playing and watching football, and he’s currently working on improving his padel skills.

Jack joined The Sports Consultancy in September 2024 as part of his placement program from Loughborough University, where he is studying Maths and Sports Science. He is using this year with TSC to develop his knowledge and skills in the industry while also working with the Facilities and Venues team.

Jack is an eager rugby player and fan, having represented his university and currently, his local club Farnham RUFC on Saturdays. This serves as an adequate distraction from the ups and downs of being an Arsenal fan in 2024.

Dave joined The Sports Consultancy in February 2024.

Dave has had a long and varied career in practice, initially focusing on audit and assurance (at both Moore Stephens and Grant Thornton) before moving into the advisory space back at Moore Stephens and into BDO, including corporate finance, forensic accounting and valuations.  At BDO, Dave had a central role in the professional sports group, assisting with BDO’s annual Football Club Finance Directors Survey and helping to write two co-published papers with TSC on PE investment and investment in women’s sport.

Out of work Dave used to play a lot of sport, but over time this has been whittled down to golf, the gym and running, and he spends more time watching than playing. In his sporting heyday he describes himself as “a very average right back and a reasonable medium pace outswing bowler”.

Elise joined TSC in November 2023.

Elise is an Associate Member of the CIPD and has attained her Level 7 Advanced Diploma in HR. Elise has worked for the last 15 years in both HR and Operations within various industries including Financial Services, Retail, Transport, Professional Services and Tourism.

Focusing on HR strategy and delivery is Elise’s key direction and drive, embedding best practice and engagement in employee development.

Out of work Elise was a keen sports player focussing on tennis, hockey, squash and swimming …now snowboarding is at the top of the list, with a little bit of tennis.

Esme joined The Sports Consultancy in 2015 and is Senior Executive Assistant to The CEO.

Outside of work Esme enjoys spending time training in the gym, being a dog Mum and visiting sunnier countries.

Alex joined The Sports Consultancy as a Management Accountant in October 2022.

Prior to joining TSC, Alex completed the Finance Graduate Scheme at Siemens PLC. Whilst at Siemens, Alex finished his CIMA Accountancy exams and was the finance partner to the Head of Operational Services. He has also achieved an undergraduate degree in Economics from Bournemouth University.

Outside of work, Alex can often be found wandering around a golf course looking for his lost ball, he is also a keen footballer and enjoys going to live sporting events.

Harriet has over 14 years experience in sports marketing, working previously at The Football Association, and then agency-side in sports hospitality and advertising.

She has a degree in Marketing Management and Branding and is interested in marketing across international cultures, and within generational dynamics. She has a deep interest in NextGen, particularly Generation Alpha, and has delivered talks about engaging with this consumer group.

Harriet is especially interested in moving the women’s sport agenda forwards with an affinity for netball, having pioneered in 2011, Planet Netball; the world’s first news site for netball fans.

Kareem joined The Sports Consultancy as a Financial Accountant in January 2024.

Kareem is bilingual in German and comes to us with an impressive 7-year track record in accounting, specializing in Digital Marketing and real estate.

Kareem is part qualified in his ACCA Professional Qualification with the aim to become fully qualified by 2025. He holds an undergraduate degree in Mathematics with Finance from Portsmouth University.

Outside of work, Kareem dedicates his leisure time to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Weekdays you will find him at the gym, while weekends he enjoys playing tennis.