Michael Gurton is a multifaceted market researcher with a deep knowledge of the US real estate market, public-private redevelopment, and economic development. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Cornell University and an MSW from Arizona State University. Throughout his career, he has built and expanded organizational research capabilities, proven by his work as a former Research Analyst at Prosper Portland, Business Development Officer at PDC, and MarketLink Program Director at the Oregon Microenterprise Network. He has also held positions as a Data Analyst at The Green Cities Company, Board Member at The International School (Portland, OR), Telecom Research Analyst at New Paradigm Resources Group, and Pharmaceutical Sr. Consultant at Rood Research. Michael is passionate about attaining, synthesizing, and presenting analyses in actionable, easy-to-understand formats.