Dr. Richard Florida

Dr. Florida is currently touring the United States and the world in support of his latest book, The Flight of the Creative Class.  While in D.C., he is working to set up a new institute, whose focus will be on global and national trends in innovation, entrepreneurship, education, talent, and creativity.  He teaches at George Mason University and is a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

Dr. Florida may be reached for comments on this article at   florida@gmu.edu

His website is  http://www.creativeclass.org/