Patrick Phillips

Patrick most recently served as Global CEO of the Urban Land Institute, a non-profit organization considered a leader in developing and advocating best practices in sustainable, equitable urban development. For much of his career, Patrick helped public agencies, non-profits, and private clients craft and execute compelling, economically sound real estate and urban-development strategies. Often, this work focused on creating public-private partnerships, working with business and government to structure relationships that fairly allocate the costs and benefits of development projects. Prior to heading ULI, Patrick was a leading economic-planning consultant, heading Economics Research Associates, now part of AECOM. His work for major real estate investors and developers has involved all major categories of urban land use, with an emphasis on mixed-use development and the revitalization of downtowns and urban waterfronts. He is the author or co-author of eight books and numerous articles and has taught at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design and Johns Hopkins University.