Ian graduated from the University of Natal (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa) with a Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and was registered as a Legal Practitioner, Conveyancer and Notary Public in Zimbabwe in 1995. Ian worked with Danziger and Partners for two years (1993-1994) before joining Wintertons in 1995 where he worked until 2001. Ian specialises in property law and conveyancing.

From 2001 until 2010, Ian worked in commerce, some of the time as Company Secretary for two large Zimbabwean Companies, one of which was listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. In 2011, Ian returned to Wintertons as a Consultant where he continued a practice in property law and conveyancing, before joining Tim Tanser Consultancy as a partner in March, 2015. Ian enjoys the outdoors and he and his wife Yvonne have two sons.