Advisory
Strategy, projects and implementation.
Work with us →About Knowledge Towns
Connect the institution.
Strengthen the place.
We bring institutional strategy, real estate, economic development and capital into one decision process.
Dominic is a strategist, investor and co-author of Knowledge Towns: Colleges and Universities as Talent Magnets. Over a 20-year consulting career, he has advised organizations across four continents, led teams of more than 100 people and managed nine-figure portfolios.
His work brings together higher education, real estate, economic development, technology and venture formation. The mission is practical: help leaders align institutional strategy, place and capital around a credible path from first decision to delivery.
Knowledge Towns Advisory assembles the specialist capabilities each assignment requires. The team, responsibilities and appointments are agreed for each engagement.
Explore the book ↗Contributor and co-author
David J. Staley
David is a university designer, futurist and co-author of Knowledge Towns. He contributes to research, writing and selected advisory initiatives.
Contributor roles vary by initiative. Inclusion does not imply ownership or commercial authority.
The Knowledge Towns family
Atlas
Independent analysis of places and opportunities.
Explore New England →Institute
Research, evidence, policy and advocacy.
Visit the Institute →Where we’ll be
Continuing the conversation in person.
Join us at selected gatherings where university, civic, real estate and investment leaders are shaping the future of institutions and places.
02Nov
2026
2026
Attending
P3 EDU
Conversations with higher-education and public-private partnership leaders about campus reinvention, real estate and implementation.
05Nov
2026
2026
Speaking
MIT Center for Real Estate
An executive conversation on Knowledge Towns, university assets and the opportunity to connect institutional reinvention with regional growth.
10Dec
2026
2026
Upcoming
NECHE Annual Meeting
An annual gathering of New England higher-education leaders considering the issues shaping institutions and their regions.
February2027
Concept launch
AFIRE
A discussion connecting universities, place, talent and investment to America’s next era of regional growth.
June2027
Knowledge Towns convening
Knowledge Towns Summit
Merrimack College
A gathering for university, civic, development, investment and philanthropic leaders working to turn institutions and places into engines of shared growth.
Start with your decision