Shauna Brail

Shauna Brail is Professor and Director, Institute for Management & Innovation. As an economic geographer and urban planner, Brail’s research focuses on the transformation of cities in response to economic, social, cultural and technological change. This includes studying urban change and vibrancy; the relationship between cities and the digital platform economy with an emphasis on mobility; and shifts in urban governance, policy and planning in connection to urban innovation and technological change. Brail is an affiliate faculty at the Innovation Policy Lab and holds a cross-appointment at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. She advises governments and civic society organizations, both in Canada and internationally, on matters relating to urban economic change, housing and transportation policy innovation, and the regulation of digital platform technologies. Brail is an editorial board member at Applied Geography, Canadian Geographies, and Progress in Economic Geography.