Kevin Stolarick – Dubbed the “Official Statistician of the Creative Class,” Kevin Stolarick, PhD, combines a depth of knowledge with an appreciation of the importance of finding and sharing the knowledge or “pearls of wisdom” gained from his comprehensive understanding of the Creative Class and the creative economy. He is Research Director for the Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. He holds a PhD in Business Administration and an MBA from the Tepper School of Management, Carnegie Mellon University, as well as a BS Honours in Applied Computer Science from Illinois State University.

Kevin provided quantitative research and analytical support for Richard Florida during the development of his books The Rise of the Creative Class, The Flight of the Creative Class, and Who’s Your City. He continues in collaboration with Richard and other researchers. His research includes primary development of measures, indicators, and benchmarking approaches with significant impact on the growth and development of the Creative Class theory. Kevin is currently co-chair with Elena Bird of Placing Creativity and believes strongly in the importance of strengthening cultural mapping theory and practice as a tool to support creativity and prosperity in cities.

In the BookShop:

• Rediscovering The Wealth of Places: a municipal cultural planning handbook for Canadian communities