Teifion is a Managing Principal with EPS, where he began his career in 1994. He is passionate about providing his public, private, and non-profit clients with clear, objective, and insightful analysis to support good decision-making. His varied projects have included establishing an innovation district in the City of Fremont, evaluating the fiscal and economic implications of alternative energy production in California, identifying opportunities for mixed-income housing development along the Los Angeles waterfront, and supporting public-private negotiations for new tech campuses in Silicon Valley. Teifion has also developed financing tools for transportation, parks, and public safety facilities for municipalities throughout California, and has helped develop dozens of regional habitat, open space, and parks plans.
Teifion is a member of the California Chapter of the American Planning Association, San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR), and the Association of Resource and Environmental Economists. He is a frequent speaker on the topics of realestate economics, innovation-oriented economic development, regional collaboration and competition, and conservation economics. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Economics from the University of Cambridge.
Teifion grew up in London and is named after a small river in South Wales. He enjoys urban adventures with his wife, coaching his daughter’s soccer team, watching his son play soccer, and, at times, riding public transit.