Authors

Julia Lane

Global Cities Research Intern

Myrna Cunningham

Vice President of FILAC
Myrna Cunningham is a doctor from the indigenous people Miskitu region of Nicaragua. Her professional career is linked to the struggle for the…
Myrna Cunningham smiles into the camera, pictured from the shoulders up wearing a red and black patterned shirt.

Goli Ameri

Co-Founder and CEO of Startitup
Goli Ameri is the former US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, former US Representative to UN General Assembly…

Elisavet Argyro Manoli

Senior Lecturer, Sports Marketing and Communications, Loughborough University

Matt Pearson

Freelance Journalist

Justice Malala

Columnist and author
Justice Malala is a political commentator, newspaper columnist, and author. His new book on Nelson Mandela’s leadership, The Plot To Save South…

Minky Worden

Director, Global Initiatives, Human Rights Watch

Jules Boykoff

Associate Professor, Political Science, Pacific University

Kian Tajbakhsh

Senior Advisor to Global Centers, Columbia University
Kian Tajbakhsh is an Iranian American scholar, social scientist, and urban planner. He currently serves as the senior advisor to Global Centers…
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Azadeh Moaveni

Assistant Professor of Journalism, New York University
Azadeh Moaveni is Assistant Professor of Journalism at New York University and director of the Global and Joint Studies Program. Her research…