About Richard Florida

Richard Florida is one of the world’s leading urbanists. He is a Distinguished University Professor at Vanderbilt University and University Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, as well as a Distinguished Fellow at the Kresge Foundation. He previously taught at Carnegie Mellon University and has been a visiting professor at Harvard and MIT.

Florida is the best-selling author of The Rise of the Creative Class and The New Urban Crisis. His new book, The Way We Live Next, will be published by Harper Business in May 2027.

He is also an entrepreneur and founder of the Creative Class Group, a global advisory firm that provides strategic research and advice to companies, foundations, real estate developers, and governments around the world. He also serves on the boards of several real estate development firms, venture capital firms, and investment funds.

For speaking inquiries, contact Rana Florida at rana@creativeclass.com.