Richard Florida
<p>Author of the bestselling <em>The Rise of the Creative Class</em> and <em>Who's Your City?</em> Richard Florida is a regular columnist for <em>The Atlantic</em>. He has written for the <em>New York Times</em>, the <em>Wall Street Journal</em>, <em>The Economist</em>, and other publications. His multiple awards and accolades include the <em>Harvard Business Review</em>'s Breakthrough Idea of the Year. He was named one of <em>Esquire</em> magazine's Best and Brightest (2005) and one of <em>BusinessWeek</em>'s Voices of Innovation (2006). He lives in Toronto, Canada.</p>