Authors

Dr. Fran Tonkiss is reader in sociology and director of the Cities Programme at the London School of Economics.

Sérgio Cabral is governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Fajardo is a Colombian professor and politician who co-founded the Compromiso Ciudadano political movement. He is also the former mayor of Medellín and governor of Antioquia.

Thomas F. McLarty III was the chief of staff to President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1994 and was Clinton’s special envoy to the Americas. He is currently chairman of McLarty and Associates.

Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Léon was president of Mexico from 1994 to 2000 and is currently the director of the Yale University Center for the Study of Globalization.

Bruce Schlein is director of Corporate Sustainability at Citi where he develops solutions for emerging environmental and social issues.

Hannah Thonet is an environmental science and policy analyst and freelance writer on environmental and health care issues.

Marcelo Ebrard is the president of the United Nations’ Global Network on Safer Cities and was mayor of Mexico City from 2006 to 2012.

Ellis J. Juan is general coordinator of the IDB’s Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative.

Michael Sorkin is principal of Michael Sorkin Studio, president of Terreform, Distinguished Professor of Architecture and director of the Graduate Program in Urban Design at City College of New York.

Mariana Bueno is a Uruguayan freelance journalist and video editor. Follow her on Twitter at @MarianaBuen0.

Nicholas Brennan is a journalist and filmmaker currently based in New York City.

Alejandro Gutiérrez is legal associate at the New York-based Human Rights Foundation.

Nicole Etchart is co-founder and co-CEO of NESsT, which develops sustainable social enterprises that solve critical social problems in emerging market economies. She is based in Santiago, Chile.

Christine V. Gomes is a Program Associate at the Americas Society/Council of the Americas. Follow her on Twitter @cvidgomes.