Eugénie L. Birch FAICP, FAcSS, RTPI (hon) is Nussdorf Professor of Urban Research, Department of City & Regional Planning; Graduate Dean, Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania; Co-director, Penn Institute for Urban Research; Co-editor, University of Pennsylvania Press’s City in the 21st Century series and Co-director, Secretariat, SDSN Global Commission on Urban SDG Finance.

Birch holds a PhD and Masters degree in Urban Planning from Columbia University.