Locus Founder Jean-Paul Gauthier was the technical lead (G-1 Mission Leader) for an investment and fiscal climate assessment in Palestine while working for Deloitte Consulting in 2010. Jean-Paul led the development of a macroeconomic and business policy diagnostic that featured on-site diagnostic of trade, business, and fiscal policies of the Palestinian Authority, with a view of assessing "state of play" and proposing course corrections.