The #CitiesFirst Podcast

Jerome's vast industry expertise include leading TransitCenter 's strategies around increasing representative leadership and inclusive decision-making in the transportation field, change that is essential to advancing TransitCenter’s mission to improve transit in ways that make our cities more just and sustainable. Prior to that, Jerome was with IndyGo and Foursquare Integrated Transportation Plan...

Alex is Founder and Managing Director at Full Turn Capital , where he invests in early-stage companies innovating at the intersection of cleantech and mobility. Previously, Alex was the SVP of Market transformation at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) , where he oversaw LACI's technical priorities, multi-stakeholder programs and initial pilots and deployments. He joined LACI from Groupe P...

Based in San Francisco, Roger Spitz is an international bestselling author, President of Techistential (Strategic Foresight & Sustainable Futures), and Chair of the Disruptive Futures Institute. Roger has given over 100 keynote talks globally, frequently contributes across leading media, and has guest lectured at many of the world’s most prestigious academic institutions. Roger has two decades...

Carmen Mays, MPA is an urbanist and creative entrepreneur that believes in the balance of thought leadership and implementation. She affirms that all people have value, and each place holds invaluable stories. Carmen employs a place-based approach that facilitates agency and self-determination to develop blueprints that industry leaders successfully leverage. Carmen served as the Neighborhood Revi...

For our inaugural episode, we covered the topic of "Decarbonization of the Transport Sector", and were joined by industry experts Tiya Gordon (Co Founder & COO of itselectric), Jennifer Lenhart, PhD (Global Lead at WWF Cities), and Stephen Lorimer (Head of Clean Energy Cities at Centre for Net Zero (part of the Octopus Energy Group)). Here's a sneak peek into the episode: 👇👇👇 ✅How can we t...

A first in many spaces Selika Josiah Talbott is known by her colleagues as an influential agent for positive change who leads with confidence and approaches the most difficult and complex challenges with perseverance and a commitment to success. As the Founder and CEO of Autonomous Vehicle Consulting Selika is a leading industry voice for responsible investment, engagement, and preparation for New...

Augustin Friedel is a Mobility Transformation Expert and Advisor and was previously responsible for the intermodality strategy at Volkswagen AG . Intermodality services at Volkswagen are defined as customer centric offerings in the three segments of Vehicle on Demand (VoD), Mobility on Demand (MoD) and Logistics. Before joining Volkswagen, Augustin was responsible for building and developing sever...

Ryan Russo is Principal at Together Projects, LLC . Widely recognized as an urban innovator, Ryan most recently served as the first Director of the Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) , where he led the new agency through its inaugural five years of operation. Under Ryan's leadership, OakDOT quickly became a national model for incorporating equity into transportation planning, policy, pr...

Jeral Poskey is CEO and co-founder of Swyft Cities , a transportation solution that revolutionizes mobility and transforms real estate, enabling more vibrant and sustainable communities. Prior to Swyft Cities, Jeral was the project executive in charge of transportation planning for Google ’s real estate division, where he was tasked with finding sustainable, cost-effective means to move tens of th...

Peter Griffiths helps people see and imagine cities differently. As an urban thought leader and city strategist, he most recently explored how the shared #micromobility sector can transition from start-up to critical infrastructure. 🛴🚝🚌🧑‍💻📈 Before this, he worked for The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) on the future of cities, supported The World Bank 's Global Platfor...

For this episode, we’re interviewing Guillermo Campoamor , CEO and Co-Founder of Meep. Guillermo has experience in the public sector, legal, and international commerce industries. Background in OEM with expertise in sales and business development. Builds and grows relationships with both public and private companies. Degrees in law and economics. We'll be discussing a wide range of burning topics,...

Lukas Neckermann is COO of Splyt and Managing Director of Neckermann Strategic Advisors . He is a strategist, advisor, researcher, and keynote speaker on Smart Cities and Smart Mobility. After coining the term, “The Mobility Revolution"​ in his 2014 book, Lukas followed up with three more books: "Corporate Mobility Breakthrough 2020", "Smart Cities, Smart Mobility", and "Being Driven". Lukas is an...

Carol Schweiger , President of Schweiger Consulting. Carol has over 40 years of experience, and is nationally and internationally recognised in transportation technology consulting. She has wide-ranging and in-depth expertise in several specialty areas, including technology strategies for public agencies, public transport technology, traveller information strategies and systems, and systems engine...