Mr Gary Goliath

Gary Goliath is an Urban and Real Estate specialist with over 20 years of experience. He has managed public and private real estate assets for large asset owners including the Public Investment Corporation and Ninety One.

He joined the World Bank in 2014 and focused on leveraging the private sector into urban revitalization and infrastructure projects, particularly in Europe, Central Asia, and Africa. Since 2022, Gary has been an independent advisor to the private sector, South African government agencies and departments and several international cities. His primary area of focus has been on leveraging public real estate assets to fund infrastructure, achieve city-level housing objectives, and improve socio-spatial restructuring.

Gary holds an MPhil in Urban Infrastructure and a BSc Hons in Property from the University of Cape Town, with certificates in Data Science from MIT and Public Policy from the LSE. He is a Director for the Centre for Public Real Estate, a non-profit focused on education for public real estate officials.