I work on ambitious ideas to help cities adapt to the 21st century.

  • How can cities mitigate the impacts of global warming–and rapidly deploy climate technologies?

  • How can cities revive downtown commercial districts—and build urgently needed housing?

  • How can cities bolster regional R&D capacity—and commercialize next generation hardware?

Work

I am a Fellow at Cornell Tech. To apply my research to the real world, I run Eckholm Studio, an urban strategy consultancy.

2022

I served on the Mayor and Governor’s “New” New York Expert Panel, tasked with reviving New York’s Central Business Districts after COVID-19.

2023

I was the lead author of Pilot:New York City, a plan to reinvent how the City pilots, procures, and changes policy to accelerate the deployment of technology.

Media

New York Times
Bloomberg
Los Angeles Times

I am New York based, but globally trained. My work is driven by my lived experiences in some of the world’s best cities.

Beijing Raised

I grew up in Beijing in the ‘90s and saw China transform into the powerhouse it is today.

New York Born

I am a fourth generation New Yorker, and New York is my home base.

Bay Area Honed

I worked at Google and went to Stanford. I saw how tech can both help and hurt cities.

Copenhagen Nurtured

I moved to Copenhagen after college to learn sustainable urbanism best practices.