Jason received a 1st Class honours degree in Mechanical Engineering at University College London, ranked second in his year. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant at a big four firm. For 10 years Jason has run a small property and equity Investment Company and he set up and ran a subsidiary of this company in Croatia. Jason has 6 years experience in European and UK property finance, part of which has been as Corporate Finance Manager at AXA Real Estate. His work involves managing corporate acquisitions and divestments of property, loan document negotiation and execution, investment structuring and fund structuring. He has also been managing debt restructuring, including securitised debt, through the credit crunch. Jason is developing green funds for AXA Investment Managers including a green corporate bond fund and a renewable energy debt fund.