People

Our network of contributors

Paul Minett

Apr 03, 2017

Paul Minett is the Auckland, New Zealand-based chair of the Ridesharing Institute, a US non-profit; chair of the Emerging Ridesharing Solutions Subcommittee of the TRB, and a co-inventor of Raspberry Express, a carpooling solution based on meeting-places rather than databases.

Mark Dixon

Apr 03, 2017

Since founding Regus in Brussels in 1989, Mark Dixon has achieved a formidable reputation for leadership and innovation. Prior to Regus he established businesses in the retail and wholesale food industry. Recipient of several awards for enterprise, Dixon has revolutionized the way business approaches its property needs with his vision of the future of work.

Claus Mullie

Apr 03, 2017

Claus Mullie joined NewCities as a research assistant after obtaining his MSc in Urbanisation and Development at the London School of Economics.

Alix Armour

Mar 31, 2017

Alix Armour is a French/American creative strategist and entrepreneur who studied industrial design in Southern California, Mandarin in Shanghai, and at present, life in Paris (still studying). She is developing Nimble Scooters in the USA and in Europe and is actively working from various fablabs and coworking spaces in Paris.

Mathieu Lefevre

Mar 31, 2017

Mathieu Lefevre is the Former Executive Director of NewCities. Previously he worked for the World Bank in the area of governance and as a political officer for the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations. Mathieu is a graduate of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and of the London School of Economics.

Daan Weddepohl

Mar 31, 2017

Daan Weddepohl is founder of Peerby.com, a website and iPhone app that enables people to borrow the things they need from others in their neighborhood.

Julia Mart

Mar 31, 2017

For the past 30 years Julia has worked in the music and events industries around the world. She’s called London, Paris, Hong Kong and now New York home, and has great admiration for all the airports and subways that have kept her connected!

Tanguy Goretti

Mar 31, 2017

Tanguy Goretti is co-founder and CEO of Djump. He built his first website at age 13, and launched his startup when he turned 23 and was still a student.Tanguy is always eager to share his vision about the future of mobility and strongly believes in the power of community to solve the biggest problems of…

Wim Elfrink

Mar 31, 2017

Wim Elfrink is the Founder and President of WPE Ventures Digitized Solutions, a security and digitization solutions business that leverages the Internet of Things (IoT) technology to drive transformational business outcomes. Elfrink is an investor, advisor, and consultant in early-stage, emerging and emerging growth companies that are enabling the digitization of society. He actively manages…

Ahmed Riaz

Mar 31, 2017

Ahmed Riaz is a user experience designer with a background in developing physical and digital products, an expertise in visual thinking and a passion for making objects that dissolve into behavior.

Andrew Marton

Mar 31, 2017

Andrew Marton has been a journalist for more than three decades, having been published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. He has won four national writing awards. Marton grew up just outside of Washington, D.C., attended Georgetown and Columbia Universities, and has lived in Paris, Rome, and New…

Gary Schneider

Mar 31, 2017

Gary Schneider has been with Citi for 23 years and leads the firm’s North America Public Sector business. In this role he is responsible for Citi’s Corporate and Investment Bank’s (CIB) product set and their delivery to the N.A. Public Sector clients.. Gary is the global lead for Citi for Cities, a platform that drives…