Austin Dawson

Austin Dawson, CFA, currently serves as a Director at JLL, focusing on advising clients on strategic transactions and leading capital raising initiatives from institutional investors. Prior to this role, Austin was the Director of Business Development at Figure, where responsibilities included driving growth for Digital Fund Services. Austin's experience at BlackRock spanned several roles within the Private Equity Real Estate & Infrastructure Team, engaging with major institutional clients. Austin co-founded Lombard Digital Consulting, leading a digital marketing agency that facilitated a successful exit for a consumer goods start-up. Early career experience includes an internship in corporate finance at Cott Beverages. Academic credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Finance from The College of New Jersey and study at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.