Internationally recognized expert in the area of urban development, emerging technologies, and government innovation with more than 25 years of experience driving social change in the U.S. and abroad.
As Head of the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Urban Transformation, he leads a global team working to advance public-private collaboration in more than 140 cities across the world. Prior to joining the World Economic Forum, he served as New York City’s first-ever Director of Innovation.
Key highlights from his work include helping organize the first entirely online public election in U.S. history; laying the groundwork for the world’s largest, fastest municipal Wi-Fi network; orchestrating the launch and roll-out of the world’s largest city top-level domain; establishing the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance to advance the responsible and ethical use of smart city technologies; and, most recently, establishing a new global Alliance for Urban Innovation to support the revitalization and resiliency of urban economies.
He holds a Master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Michigan.
Las ciudades generan más del 80% del producto interno bruto y la innovación mundiales, pero sus líderes siguen sin estar representados en las mesas de toma de decisiones a nivel mundial. ...
世界の都市は世界全体の国内総生産（GDP）の80%以上を生み出し、イノベーションの原動力となっていますが、都市のリーダーたちは依然としてグローバルな意思決定の場から排除されたままです。長年にわたり国際協力を主導してきたのは国家としての政府ですが、気候変動から住宅まで、現代が直面する最も差し迫った課題は、日々都市で取り組まれています。
A global wave of investment is reshaping cities through innovation districts and ecosystems — physical and social hubs designed to spark collaboration, economic growth and creativity. As ...
Cities drive over 80% of global gross domestic product and innovation – yet their leaders still lack a seat at the global decision-making table. National governments have long dominated i...
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for a fundamental shift in how cities prepare for public health emergencies, warning that climate change is creating unpredictable new risks...
For the first time in over two decades of tracking, not one of the major housing markets assessed by the Demographia International Housing Affordability report qualifies as "affordable".
The global tourism industry is growing and could be contributing a staggering $16 trillion contribution to global GDP by 2034, as the chart below shows.
イタリアの公益企業A2Aは、ブレシア市に画期的なデータセンターを開設しました。このデータセンターは、コンピュータサーバーから発生する廃熱を回収し、市の地域暖房ネットワークに直接供給します。
Echa un vistazo a los titulares de los medios y quizá te preguntes cuál será el futuro del turismo tal y como lo conocemos.
Glance at the news headlines and you might wonder about the future for tourism as we know it.
Italian utility company A2A has inaugurated a ground-breaking data centre in Brescia that captures waste heat from computer servers and channels it directly into the city's district heati...
Investigations are still ongoing into a major blackout that affected much of Spain and Portugal on 28 April, including Madrid, Lisbon, Barcelona and Seville.
Asia's urban powerhouses have long been the engine of growth in the region, but now risk hindering economic progress, warns a new report from the UN’s Economic and Social Commission for A...
サンフランシスコは長年にわたり、気候変動対策の分野で先駆的な役割を果たしてきました。「アースデイ」という概念はこの地で生まれ、同市はコンポストの義務化から大胆な排出量削減に至るまで、さまざまな取り組みの最前線に立ってきました。
San Francisco has long been a pioneer in climate action. The concept of Earth Day originated here and the city has been at the forefront of initiatives ranging from mandatory composting t...
