Umesh Desai

Umesh Desai is an experienced leader in the field of estates and facilities management, currently serving as the Director of Estates at Nottingham Trent University since May 2022 and Chair of the Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE) since April 2022. Desai has held various leadership roles, including Chair at PROCON LEICESTERSHIRE LIMITED and Director of Estates & Facilities at De Montfort University from July 1990 to May 2022, where responsibilities encompassed strategic oversight of estates and commercial services. Educational qualifications include a Master of Science in Construction Project Management from Loughborough University and a Bachelor of Science in Building Surveying from De Montfort University, complemented by a Higher National Diploma in Building Studies from Leicester Polytechnic.