Nicholas attended the University of Johannesburg where his passion for finance and education developed. He was fortunate to spend a year in academia before completing his articles through FirstRand. Nicholas spent three years in mergers and acquisitions before moving to the investment world where he headed up the investment education team at FNB Wealth and Investments.
Nicholas is well known for his investment article publications across the media, as well as unpacking financial topics and market events on various radio and TV networks. In 2020 he co-founded The Invigilator, an entry-level smartphone application used to monitor online and remote assessments. Since launching the company, The Invigilator has conducted over 1 million assessments and was the number 1 most downloaded education application in South Africa in September 2021. Nicholas continues to guest lecture for the University of Johannesburg as well as for the ITC and APC board course and followed his passion for education and business in creating a company that he believes will add significant value to the academic world in mitigating online examination risk as well as making education more accessible across the globe.