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<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">Mr. John
Driscoll is Vice President and founding member of the
Institute for International Urban Development based in
Cambridge, Massachusetts and an affiliate of the National
Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland,
ICLRD’s new US partner institution. John was also the
founding Director of the International Centre for Local and
Regional Development (ICLRD) where, between 2006-2014, he
was a key driver behind innovative spatial planning and
management practices in support of cross-border and
cross-community cooperation on the island of Ireland. As an
urban and regional planner, he has a reputation for being
both patient and persistent, and for developing
results-oriented programs with colleagues that empower local
leadership through education, research, and technical
support. John has over 35 years of international experience
working with governments, communities and international
development agencies and currently serves as a planning
commissioner in his home city of Lexington, Virginia, USA.</td>
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