Directors & Staff

Co-Directors

Eugénie L. Birch Lawrence C. Nussdorf Professor of Urban Research and Education Susan Wachter Albert Sussman Professor of Real Estate and Professor of Finance

Staff

Wesley Garant Associate Director of Operations Amanda Lloyd Global Programs Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research Amy Montgomery Managing Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research Kimberly Noronha Post-Doctoral Fellow Penn IUR, City & Regional Planning, Weitzman School of Design Mauricio Rodas Visiting Fellow, Penn Institute for Urban Research Patrick Sabol Program Director, Transportation Initiative at Penn Megan Schmidgal Communications & Publications Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research Delfina Vildosola Research Associate, Penn Institute for Urban Research

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