Andrew Lemer
Andy Lemer is a consultant and researcher with wide international and domestic experience in planning and policy for urban and regional development, multi-modal transportation, civil infrastructure systems, and related technology innovation.
He has worked on major projects with senior government officials and private-sector leaders throughout the United States and in Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. Most recently he has been directing research programs at the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, primarily related to infrastructure asset management, organizational innovation, and knowledge management. As a consultant in international practice, Andy has been engaged in developing regional growth strategies, new town planning, economic feasibility studies for major transportation and other infrastructure projects, and development policy guidance. He has led multidisciplinary teams responsible, for example, for the initial master plans for Abuja (Nigeria), Batam Centre (Indonesia), and large-scale developments in China, Vietnam, and the United States.
Andy teaches occasionally at universities, authors books and articles for peer-reviewed journals and popular press, and maintains a blog site at http://www.andrewlemer.com.