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Hank Dittmar
Hank is one of the world’s leading urbanists, dubbed by the Daily Telegraph as “the high priest of new urbanism.” The longest serving Chief Executive for the Prince’s Foundation for Building Community, he directed the growth of that unique charity in the UK and around the world, and he oversaw the development of its urban projects and its practice-based approach to education from 2005-2013. He remains a Special Advisor. In the US, Hank was Founding President and CEO of Reconnecting America. He advised on sustainable development and climate change during Bill Clinton’s presidency, has frequently provided testimony to the United States Congress and has been a policy adviser to senior officials in Great Britain, the United States, Australia and the OECD. Dittmar is a Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College at Oxford University and the author of numerous books including 2008’s “Transport and Neighbourhoods.” He also writes a regular column for Building Design magazine and has written for the London Evening Standard, the Guardian, the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times.