Richard Florida Biography

Richard Florida is one of the world’s leading urbanists, a journalist, and a writer who has penned several bestsellers, including the award- winning "The Rise of the Creative Class" and "The New Urban Crisis". He co-founded CityLab, the world’s leading publication for cities and urbanism.

Florida is a researcher and professor at Vanderbilt University and the University of Toronto, as well as a Kresge Foundation Visiting Senior Fellow. He previously taught at Carnegie Mellon University, and has been a visiting professor at Harvard and MIT.

He is an entrepreneur, as founder of the Creative Class Group which provides strategic advice to companies, foundations, and governments worldwide, and serves on the boards of several real estate development firms, venture capital firms, and investment funds.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 11/10/2025.

Richard Florida Speaking Topics

  • The Rise of the Creative Class

  • The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity

    In his new talk, Richard Florida provides an engaging and sweeping examination of previous economic "resets," distilling the deep forces that shaped their physical and social landscapes, reshaping economies and societies. Looking toward the future, Florida identifies the patterns that will drive the next Great Reset and simultaneously reshape virtually every aspect of our lives, from how and where we live, to how we work, to how we invest in individuals and infrastructure, and how we shape our cities and regions. In a refreshingly optimistic tone, Florida shows how these core elements, when taken together, will spur a fresh era of growth and prosperity, define a new geography of progress, and stimulate surprising opportunities for each of us.

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Richard Florida Videos

The Future of Cities | Richard Florida

The Future of Cities | Richard Florida

While the COVID-19 pandemic and recent racial justice protests across the globe have challenged our cities, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...

Inequality in American Cities | Richard Florida Interview

Inequality in American Cities | Richard Florida Interview

In this episode of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, we’re examining enormous income and quality of life disparities in some of the most liberal,...

Richard Florida Says "We Vote With Our Feet" | Amanpour and Company

Richard Florida Says "We Vote With Our Feet" | Amanpour and Company

Walter Isaacson sits down with Richard Florida, author of “The Rise of the Creative Class,” to discuss why the United States’ biggest divide is...

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Richard Florida is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Rise of the Creative Class, The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity, Real-estate, the Importance of Location in a Spiky World and Maximizing your ROI in Place, Creative Class Consumption: Marketing to the Creative Class, Managing Diversity and Innovation, the Culture of Creativity and Managing for It. The estimated speaking fee range to book Richard Florida for your event is $50,000 - $100,000. Richard Florida generally travels from Toronto, Canada and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Mike Walsh, Peter Diamandis, Daymond John, Jason Schenker and Joseph Stiglitz. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Richard Florida for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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