Damien graduated from the Flinders University of South Australia with a Bachelor of Law (Hons) and a Bachelor of Commerce before commencing his career in 1999 with Allens Arthur Robinson in Sydney, Australia. Damien subsequently spent 5 years with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London and 3 years with Arrowgrass Capital Partners, a single manager multi-strategy hedge fund based in London, prior to joining Aurum Research Limited. Damien was appointed as a Director of Aurum Funds Limited in June 2016. Damien is admitted to the Law Society of New South Wales, Australia and the Law Society of England and Wales.