Joel Kotkin

JOEL KOTKIN is the Roger Hobbs Distinguished Fellow in Urban Studies at Chapman University. An internationally recognized authority on economic, political, and social trends, he is a regular contributor to The Daily Beast and Forbes.com and a member of the Orange County Register editorial board. KOTKIN is the author of numerous books, including The Next Hundred Million, The City, and The New Geography. A native of New York City, he now lives in Los Angeles.