Fielding Nair

Gareth is a senior education consultant for American based Fielding Nair International, www.fieldingnair.com

Fielding Nair International is the global leader for educational facilities planning and architectural design. FNI plans and designs school facilities for today and tomorrow with one primary goal in mind -to improve learning.

Gareth worked extensively with both Prakash Nair and Randy Fielding, especially on the development of the new schools in the Cayman Islands.  FNI are currently working in 27 countries on 5 continents.

Gareth continues to be in close contact with FNI on a range of projects and is currently named in bids for future work around the world.

Gareth is well acquainted with FNI's EFEI (Education Facility Evaluation Instrument), both as a client and facilitator and will be working more on this is the coming year.  Watch for more news.

"Gareth Long is a visionary educator. His quiet leadership and passionate commitment for reform have been important drivers in the amazing educational transformation now happening in the Cayman Islands. Gareth has a rare talent for bringing together diverse interest groups and getting them to work collaboratively towards a common goal. He has extensive, hands-on experience with worldwide educational best practice and possesses a solid understanding about new paradigm school facilities. These skills have served him well as he plays a key role in ably steering the largest school infrastructure program in the Cayman Islands' history.  

I know of very few professionals I'd rather have on my team than Gareth Long while navigating the difficult waters of educational change management.   For all his talent and abilities, Gareth is a remarkably centered human being and a genuine pleasure to be around. I'm honored to know him as a professional colleague and as a friend." 

Prakash Nair (Fielding Nair International)