Regular biography
Michael Manlangit is an Associate Professor (Education) in Finance at the School of Management, University College London. He is also the Programme Director (Global Programmes) for the School, responsible for developing links with overseas universities to enable student and faculty exchanges as well as teaching and research collaborations. His current research focuses on the business practices of large, publicly-listed housebuilders within the planning policy context of the UK. Prior research includes aspects of real estate finance, property development, and urban planning policy. Michael has studied the application of real option theory in the context of mortgage default in the Philippines and has researched the outcomes of different urban planning regimes on property development, risk, and value creation. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from McGill University and Master’s degrees in finance and property development and planning from Birkbeck College and the UCL Bartlett School of Planning, respectively.