Richard Florida
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Richard L. Florida (born 1957) is an American urban studies theorist focusing on social and economic theory. He is a professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto[1] and a Distinguished Fellow at NYU's School of Professional Studies.[2]
For other uses, see Florida (disambiguation).
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Born | 1957 (age 66ā67) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
Spouse | Rana Florida |
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Florida taught at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College in Pittsburgh from 1987 to 2005, before moving to George Mason University's School of Public Policy, where he taught for two years. He was named a Senior Editor at The Atlantic in March 2011 after serving as a correspondent for TheAtlantic.com for a year.[3]