Conor Smith
Senior Business Analyst
Conor is a Senior Business Analyst at Portas, with 2 years of experience. He focuses on strategy development across sports entities, Olympic committees, and governments in the Middle East. Conor previously worked in corporate strategy at Sony Europe. He holds a First Class Honours degree in Business and Management with Industrial Experience from the University of Exeter.
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Conor focuses on strategy development across sports entities, Olympic committees, and governments in the Middle East at Portas. He has conducted city-wide sport asset feasibility studies and operating model assessments for leading GCC real estate developers, supported market analysis studies for GCC nations' sport foreign direct investment strategies, and conducted buy-side due diligence for sovereign wealth fund acquisitions of major sports leagues. Conor has also developed 5-year strategies for national games multi-sport events.
Before joining Portas, Conor worked in corporate strategy at Sony Europe, supporting senior leaders with key strategic topics including acquisitions, divestitures, organization design, and developing operating models for new service lines.
Conor holds a First Class Honours degree in Business and Management with Industrial Experience from the University of Exeter. He actively participates in long-distance running and triathlon events, having recently completed a 50km desert ultra marathon and an Ironman 70.3 race.