Chief Austin Albert is a distinguished business leader and board chair with a diverse and expansive 15-year career portfolio spanning real estate management, property development, capital markets, and high value asset investments.
He began his career in the financial industry; moving from the banking sector into the capital markets where he enjoyed significant success and began his entrepreneurial journey. Expanding his reach beyond the world of finance, Austin forayed into property development and real estate investment; and founded his company in 2018.
Within 4 years of founding Loft and Keys, he expanded its operations across 3 continents, working across key markets in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East like; Nigeria, Montenegro, and the UAE where he brokered strategic partnerships with market leaders like Binghatti.
An award-winning visionary and entrepreneur in the real estate for investment niche, Austin controls a portfolio worth over $200 Million and is an expert manager of high net worth and ultra-high net worth property investments with a focus on global mobility, asset development, and market diversification.
With international operations across 3 Continents, Austin brings both a wealth and depth of knowledge on international migration trends and the nuances and complexities of property investment across national and regional markets to The Premiere.
His mission as Founding Chairman of The Premiere Immigration and Advisory is to continue to pioneer world-class migration solutions and help our clients navigate global mobility with integrity, transparency, and measurable success.
Austin is a Binghatti Award Winner and holds a Master’s Degree in International Finance and Investment from the University of Dundee in Scotland.
Previous Roles
- Chief Executive Officer & Chief Strategist at Loft & Keys Properties LLC – Dubai | Lagos | Montenegro
- Financial Strategist & Trading Executive at Circleflow Trading Company
Education, Professional Qualifications and Membership
- Master of Finance – International Finance & Investments. University of Dundee, 2021
- Higher National Diploma, Textile Technology – Yaba College of Technology, 2008
- Rotary Club of Falomo, District 9110 – Member
- Lakowe Lakes Golf & Country Estate – Member
- Trump Golf Course, Dubai – Member
Awards
Chief Albert Austin’s excellence in leadership and his dedication to community empowerment have earned him multiple prestigious awards:
- Elevated Loft & Keys to international recognition, winning the Top 15 Real Estate Brokers Award – Binghatti Developers (2024).
- Won the Top 8 Real Estate Brokers Award – Binghatti Developers (2025).
- Outstanding Community Development & Relations Award – Lekki Conservation Community Development Association.
- Star Donor Award – Rotary Club of Falomo, District 9110.
