Bálint holds an MSc degree in economics from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (2008), he pursued extensive financial studies at the CFA Institute (CFA charter, 2012) and management studies at Harvard Business School (PLD 2021). Bálint started to participate in residential property development projects since 2008, subsequently, between 2009-2013, worked as a financial analyst and portfolio manager. From 2014 until 2016 he was an investment manager at Tippin Corporation. In 2014 co-founded Forestay Group, where he serves as a managing partner since then. With Forestay, Bálint is focusing on PRS, student housing and other hospitality developments in Hungary with 400 delivered rooms and another 1000 in pipeline.
