Tara Vinodrai is associate professor of urban innovation and a member of the Innovation Policy Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, at the University of Toronto. Her work focuses on economic and technological change in cities, including a focus on mechanisms for achieving inclusive innovation and economic development across generational and spatial divides. She is regularly called upon to provide advice to both large cities and smaller communities, and all levels of government related to innovation, economic development and regional competitiveness.