// People

The names in our reporting.

Mayors, urbanists, scholars, EU figures. Each page combines our short editorial note with a live Wikipedia extract and the magazine articles that mention them. Editorial bios appear here automatically once an article references one of these names.

Mayors & city leaders

23 people
Ada ColauAda ColauMayor of Barcelona, 2015–2023Anne HidalgoAnne HidalgoMayor of ParisSadiq KhanSadiq KhanMayor of LondonMichael LudwigMichael LudwigMayor of ViennaDavid BelliardDavid BelliardParis deputy mayor for transport since 2020Janet SanzBarcelona deputy mayor for ecology, urban planning and mobility, 2015–2023Jaume CollboniJaume CollboniMayor of Barcelona since 2023Fernando MedinaFernando MedinaFormer Lisbon mayor, Portuguese finance ministerGérard CollombGérard CollombFormer Mayor of Lyon, principal champion of the tram returnGrégory DoucetGrégory DoucetMayor of Lyon since 2020François VauglinFrançois VauglinSocialist mayor of Paris's 11th arrondissement since 2014Carlos MoedasCarlos MoedasMayor of LisbonDaniel TermontDaniel TermontFormer mayor of GhentBeppe SalaBeppe SalaMayor of MilanManuela CarmenaManuela CarmenaFormer mayor of MadridFemke HalsemaFemke HalsemaMayor of AmsterdamYvonne Aki-SawyerrYvonne Aki-SawyerrMayor of Freetown, climate-leadership referenceJanette Sadik-KhanJanette Sadik-KhanFormer NYC transport commissioner, frequently cited in EU urbanismCarlos MorenoOriginator of the 15-minute cityEdward GlaeserEdward GlaeserEconomist, Triumph of the CityFrans TimmermansFrans TimmermansFormer EU Green Deal commissionerElisa FerreiraElisa FerreiraEU Commissioner for Cohesion and ReformsC40 CitiesC40 CitiesClimate-leadership network of 100+ mayors

Urbanists & scholars

14 people
Salvador RuedaUrbanist, originator of Barcelona's superblock conceptAnssi LassilaFinnish architect, founder of OOPEAARicardo Bak GordonPortuguese architect, social-housing retrofit leadJaime LernerJaime LernerBrazilian architect, urban plannerMike LydonTactical urbanism advocateJan GehlJan GehlDanish architect, public-life pioneerSaskia SassenSaskia SassenSociologist of global citiesRichard SennettRichard SennettSociologist, urban theoristMichael SorkinMichael SorkinArchitect and criticMariana MazzucatoMariana MazzucatoEconomist, mission-oriented public policyCharles LandryCultural urbanistAnna HeringerAnna HeringerArchitect, sustainable constructionLiz DillerArchitect, Diller Scofidio + RenfroBjarke IngelsBjarke IngelsArchitect, BIG

EU institutions

5 people
Salomon FraustoDirector, The Why Factory, TU DelftKate RaworthKate RaworthDoughnut EconomicsUrsula von der LeyenUrsula von der LeyenPresident of the European CommissionEurocitiesEurocitiesNetwork of 200+ European citiesURBACTEU urban-development knowledge programme

Networks & organisations

1 person
ICLEIICLEILocal Governments for Sustainability

Other

4 people
Jürgen CzernohorszkyVienna's Klimastadtrat (climate councillor) since 2020Valérie PécresseValérie PécressePresident of the Île-de-France regionAnders EgelrudCEO of Stockholm Exergi, Bio-CCS pioneerJane JacobsJane JacobsAuthor of The Death and Life of Great American Cities

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