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Neil is responsible for framing the policy agenda at Living Cities and producing a series of research reports on a broad range of community and economic development topics that affect urban areas. Prior to joining Living Cities, Neil was the Vice President for Policy and Communications at Seedco, one of the nation’s leading workforce and community lending intermediaries, where he oversaw their research publications. Previously he was the founding director of the Center for an Urban Future, one of the nation’s only urban-focused think tanks. He has also consulted for philanthropic, cultural and business-development organizations including the Fund for the City of New York, Workforce Strategy Center and the New York Foundation for the Arts.

Neil's policy work has been featured in numerous media outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Chronicle of Higher Education, and Cleveland Plain Dealer. He has also taught urban politics at Barnard College and John Jay College-CUNY and been a visiting fellow at Williams College. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

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