Nicholas Porter

Nicholas Porter is Founder of GSA, where he is responsible for setting the strategic direction for the Company and supporting on capital and debt raising with key investors and financial institutions.

Nicholas has been a pioneer in the purpose-built student housing sector for over 30 years. In 2013, he founded GSA, quickly expanding into new markets and creating a unique offering of being the leading real estate and investment asset manager in student housing.

Prior to this, Nicholas founded The UNITE Group in 1991 and built the company to a FTSE 250-listed entity and the largest owner of student accommodation in the UK. In 2007, Nicholas went on to create Urbanest with operations in Australia and the UK, which was successfully sold in 2014.