1989, BSc in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University; 1992, MSE in Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan; 1996, MPP, Harvard University. Since 1997, Licensed Professional Engineer, US. 1990-94, Product Design Engineer, Ford Motor Company. 1996-99, Associate, Booz Allen & Hamilton. 1999-2003, Director, World Economic Forum. 2003-06, Executive Director, MIT International Motor Vehicle Program. Since 2007, Senior Director, Head of Mobility Industries and Officer, World Economic Forum, US, responsible for partnership programmes for transportation-related industries. Currently, Member of the Executive Committee and Head of Mobility System, overseeing public-private initiatives on urban mobility, autonomous vehicles, sustainable mobility, security in travel, smart freight, and all issues related to the transformation of mobility at the city, regional and global levels.
Few technologies have generated more excitement than autonomous vehicles (AVs), and with good reason. AVs will not only change how people get around cities, they will change cities themse...
I landed at the Buenos Aires airport recently after 14 hours of travel. After making my way through the airport, the immigration officer from the Government of Argentina asked me two ques...
How long did it take you to get to work today? Did your 20-mile commute take over an hour due to road congestion? Or did you drive 10 minutes from your house to a local railway station, t...
Imagine you’re running late getting to an important meeting across town. It’s rush hour and a section of road has collapsed, wreaking havoc across the city. What are your options?
There is tremendous excitement – some would say hype – around driverless cars. Just this month, GM and Lyft announced plans to test a fleet of driverless electric taxis within a year, and...
