Con Lillis is the chief executive officer and managing director of Abacus Financial Consultants in Dubai, where he is responsible for steering the strategic direction of the company for sustained profitable growth. He previously founded Acuma Wealth Management, where he also worked for 13 years. He began his career as an adviser at Allied Dunbar before going on to work at the Information Consultancy Bureau in Abu Dhabi for more than seven years. He holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Leicester University Management Centre.