Jack Avon is an analyst and writer based in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

. He is the author of ''The Handbook of Financial Modeling'' and ''The Basics of Financial Modeling'', published in New York in 2013 and 2014 respectively, and of ''The Bid Proposal Handbook'', published by in London in May 2017. He has also authored ''The Interim Contractor'', published in London in 2017, ''The Financial Modellers VBA Compendium'', published in London 2018 and ''Becoming a Photographer, Book one'', published in London 2019. In December 2020 he completed the follow-up to the Handbook of Financial Modeling called '' Handbook of Financial Modeling Second Edition'' Avon is a world expert in financial modelling and the founder of XLDB Solutions url=http://www.xldbsolutions.com.

Early life and education

Jack Avon was born in

Lusaka Lusaka (; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was ab ...

, the capital city of

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...

, in March 1967, where he lived until he moved with his family to the United Kingdom in June 1976. In March 1977 he moved to Hong Kong with his family due to his father's work, spending a year in Hong Kong and attended

Quarry Bay School Quarry Bay School is the oldest English Schools Foundation primary school in Hong Kong. There are around 720 students. The principal is currently Sue Yee who started her role in August 2021. Mina Dunstan was principal from 2012 until June 2021. ...

and

Peak School Peak School () is a coeducational preparatory school, located on Plunkett's Road on Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The school is one of around twenty institutions in Hong Kong operated by the English Schools Foundation (ESF). The sc ...

. In September 1978 he returned to the United Kingdom to attend Clayesmore Preparatory School in

Iwerne Minster Iwerne Minster ( ) is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England. It lies on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, approximately midway between the towns of Shaftesbury and Blandford Forum. The A350 main road between those towns passes through th ...

Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...

and then

Clayesmore School Clayesmore School is an independent school for boys and girls, aged 2 – 18 years, in the village of Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England. It is both a day and boarding school and is a member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HM ...

. He completed his higher education at

Bournemouth University Bournemouth University is a public university in Bournemouth, England, with its main campus situated in neighbouring Poole. The university was founded in 1992; however, the origins of its predecessor date back to the early 1900s. The univer ...

and

Royal Holloway, University of London Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL), formally incorporated as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a public research university and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It has six schools, 21 academic departm ...

. In sport, Avon played rugby,

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

and cricket and competed in athletics at Clayesmore School. He has played senior rugby at various clubs, including Bournemouth RFC, Purley RFC, Saracen FC,

HKFC Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC; ), established in 1886, is a private members' club in Hong Kong. The name reflects the origin as a club for playing association football and rugby. The club is situated in Happy Valley, with the sports pitche ...

, Dorset & Wilts, and HKRFU. In hockey Avon has played for Dorset and Wilts,

West of England West of England is a combined authority area in South West England. It is made up of the Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and Bath and North East Somerset unitary authorities. The combined authority is led by the Mayor of the West of England Dan N ...

, Poole HC, Valley Hockey, Hong Kong, Surbiton HC and Wimbledon HC.

Current and Future Publications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Avon, Jack Living people 1967 births People from Lusaka British non-fiction writers British financial analysts English male field hockey players Wimbledon Hockey Club players Surbiton Hockey Club players Alumni of Bournemouth University Alumni of Royal Holloway, University of London People educated at Clayesmore School