Gabriel Metcalf is the CEO of the Committee for Sydney, a role he has held since January 2019. The Committee for Sydney is a research and advocacy organization that works with leaders across Sydney to solve the problems of today and tomorrow.

 From 2005 to 2018, he served as the President and CEO of SPUR, urban policy research and advocacy group for the San Francisco Bay Area.

Gabriel earned a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley

A frequent speaker and writer on planning and policy topics, some of his publications include Sand Castles Before the Tide: Affordable Housing in Expensive Cities; Four Scenarios for Year 2070; Learning from Tokyo; The San Francisco Exodus; and The Great Dithering. He is also the author of Democratic by Design (St. Martin’s Press, 2015). Gabriel Metcalf is the CEO of the Committee for Sydney, a role he has held since January 2019. The Committee for Sydney is a research and advocacy organization that works with leaders across Sydney to solve the problems of today and tomorrow.

 From 2005 to 2018, he served as the President and CEO of SPUR, urban policy research and advocacy group for the San Francisco Bay Area.

Gabriel earned a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley

A frequent speaker and writer on planning and policy topics, some of his publications include Sand Castles Before the Tide: Affordable Housing in Expensive Cities; Four Scenarios for Year 2070; Learning from Tokyo; The San Francisco Exodus; and The Great Dithering. He is also the author of Democratic by Design (St. Martin’s Press, 2015).

Podcast

Gabriel offers an interesting view of how Australia’s State-based governmental systems offer more stability and quality outcomes for citizens than US counterparts. But the flip side is innovation at the grassroots is more difficult to assert and manage.