Philip began his career at Deloitte in Halifax, Canada in 1994 and subsequently moved to The Bank of Bermuda Limited in 1998, where he gained considerable experience in the valuation and administration of various investment structures, with a focus on offshore investment funds. In 2002 Philip joined the Bermuda office, and later the London office, of Union Bancaire Privee, where he was responsible for performing operational due diligence reviews on fund managers and their service providers for five years. He joined the Harbour team in 2007.

Philip graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Canada, and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (Canada), a Certified Public Accountant (United States), and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst. He currently serves as a Chapter Executive of the CAIA Cayman Islands Chapter, and is a member of the Grant Committee for Help for Children Cayman (formerly Hedge Funds Care Cayman).