2014 MAS Summit for New York City

Eugenie L. Birch FAICP, RTPI (hon), is Lawrence C. Nussdorf Professor of Urban Research, Chair, Graduate Group of City and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania School of Design, co-director, Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) and co-editor, City in the 21st Century series, University of Pennsylvania Press. Her most recent books are: Women’s Health and the World’s Cities (with Afaf Meleis and Susan Wachter) Global... Read More →

Greg Clark is an advisor, advocate, and mentor for cities and business. His current roles include: Global Fellow, Metropolitan Programme and Global Cities Initiative, The Brookings Institution; Senior Fellow, ULI Europe; Chairman, OECD LEED Forum on Local Development and Investment Strategies; Chairman of the Advisory Board for Oslo; Chairman, JLL Global Cities Research Centre; Visiting Professor, and Co-Chairman of Advisory Board, City... Read More →

David O’Rear is the Chief Economist at the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce in 2002. He has bachelors and masters degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a regular commentator on current events in print and electronic media. At the Chamber, Mr. O’Rear manages overall economic policy with an emphasis on taxation, laws and regulations and major industrial sectors, and is responsible for drafting many of the... Read More →

Ben Rogers is a writer and policy thinker, with a particular focus on cities, citizenship, social capital, public service reform, and the built environment. Prior to joining the Centre for London Ben was an Associate Director of IPPR from 2003 – 2007 and has subsequently led strategy teams in Haringey Council, DCLG and The Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit, where he was responsible for producing the cross government strategy World... Read More →

Rosemary Scanlon is Divisional Dean of NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate and Clinical Associate Professor of Economics. She has also been a consultant on urban regional economics; a highly published author of economic studies; and a frequent guest speaker in Australia, Canada, Asia, and Europe. Previously, Ms. Scanlon served as New York State Deputy Comptroller from 1993 to 1997. Rosemary earned her undergraduate in economics from St. Francis... Read More →