Richard Florida

Richard Florida is one of the world’s leading urbanists. He is a researcher and professor, serving as University Professor and Director of Cities at theMartin Prosperity Instituteat the University of Toronto, a Distinguished Fellow at New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estate, and a Visiting Fellow at Florida International University. He is a writer and journalist, having penned several global best sellers, including the award winningThe Rise of the Creative Classand his most recent book,The New Urban Crisispublished in April 2017. He serves as senior editor forThe Atlantic, where he co-founded and serves as Editor-at-Large for CityLab.