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Gil Penalosa
MBA, PhDhc, CSP
Founder & Chair, 880 Cities
Founder, Cities for Everyone
President, Gil Penalosa & Assoc.
Inspiring Change
in over 350 Cities
Gil (Guillermo) Penalosa is passionate about cities for all people. Because of his
unique blend of experience, pragmatism, and passion, many cities worldwide
seek his leadership and valuable advice. He has worked in over 350 cities.
Gil is the Founder and Chair of the successful Canadian non-profit organization 8
80 Cities and founder of Cities for Everyone. In 2022 Gil ran for mayor of
Toronto. In 100 days, he got 100,000 votes, and changed the conversation.
Currently Gil is an academic chair at the Norman Foster Institute for Sustainable
Cities, as well as Expert Advisor to the International Society for Urban Health.
Gil was elected twice as chair of World Urban Parks. He holds an MBA from
UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, received a Doctorate Honoris Causa
from the Faculty of Urban Planning at Swedish SLU. In 2023 Gil was selected by
Identity Review in 15 Thought Leaders in Sustainable City Development and
voted to Planetizen’s Top 100 Most Influential Contemporary Urbanists, at #13.