People (fr)

Reed Marill is an investor and principal in Mākhers Studio, LLC, and serves as the firm’s chief financial officer. He is a 35+ year commercial real estate professional with a broad background emphasizing affordable housing and finance. His professional interests include affordable, urban residential and mixed-use real estate within the broader context of community revitalization…

Michael C. Threatt is the Founder and President/ CEO of the Corporation to Develop Communities of America, Inc. and is the Principal of Elevate Housing Solutions, LLC. He is also a DPA candidate at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. Michael has over 14 years of experience working for several public housing authorities (PHAs) in various…

Kourtny Garrett was named President & CEO of Dallas, Inc. in January 2017, and has been dedicated to the revitalization of Downtown Dallas in various roles with the organization since 2002. Downtown Dallas, Inc. (DDI) is a private, nonprofit organization serving as the primary advocate and champion for Downtown, ensuring that Downtown grows as a…

At the core of Albus Brooks’ identity is community development and servant leadership. Albus moved to Colorado in 1997 to study and play football for the University of Colorado. Sports Illustrated named him one of the Top 10 Hardest Hitters, and the NFL took interest in him before injuries ultimately ended his football career. Albus…

A native Tennessean, Degrafinreid most recently served as the chief administrative officer for the Office of the Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk. Prior to serving the Metro Nashville government, he was counsel to U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) and coordinated community outreach for Davidson, Dickson and Cheatham counties. Degrafinreid holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from…

As the Editorial and Content Strategist, Emily works to produce engaging content for NewCities’ editorial platforms and uses her knack for turning complex information into compelling narratives to build NewCities’ communications work. She manages the threesixtyCITY podcast, The Big Picture editorial series, contributes to project work within our environmental focus area, and builds strong relationships…

John Macomber is a Senior Lecturer in the Finance unit at Harvard Business School. His professional background includes leadership of real estate, construction, and information technology businesses. At HBS, Mr. Macomber’s work focuses on the future of cities, particularly as aided by the private finance and delivery of public infrastructure projects in both the developed…

Over the past 20 years Sascha has led urban innovation, economic development and government innovation projects in over 40 countries. He trained as an architect and urbanist in London, am is a fellow at New America in the Public Interest Technologies group, an Ashoka Fellow and globally recognized expert on urban and local government innovation.…

Andrew is the Chief Executive of the Centre for Cities, a UK-based think tank focused on improving the economies of the UK’s largest cities and towns by providing rigorous analysis and policy prescriptions for city leaders and national government. Andrew has over 25 years of experience working on urban economic policy issues for public and…

Joe Cortright is Director of City Observatory, a think tank focusing on urban economic issues. City Observatory produces original research on what makes cities successful in the 21 st Century, and offers daily commentary on a range of issues including economic opportunity, urban transportation, housing affordability and neighborhood change at CityObservatory.org. Joe Cortright is principal…

Dr. Alexa Delbosc is a Senior Lecturer at the Monash Institute of Transport Studies in the Department of Civil Engineering. She is an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher conducting a study of the changing travel behaviour of Australian millennials. She draws from her Master’s in social psychology from Harvard University and PhD in…

Craig Hall is an entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author, vintner and philanthropist. He formed HALL Group in 1968 at age 18 with $4,000 saved from small ventures that began at age 10. Today, HALL Group’s diversified business interests include active operations in commercial real estate ownership, development and management, structured financial lending, winemaking and…