Sai Balakrishnan

Former Affiliates

Urban Planner Managing Rapid Urbanization

Sai Balakrishnan is an Assistant Professor of Urban Planning at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. Through her research and teaching interests, Sai focuses on institutions for managing rapid urbanization, comparative land-use planning, and property rights. Sai has also worked as an urban planner in the United States, India, and the United Arab Emirates, and as a consultant to the UN-HABITAT in Nairobi, Kenya.