Joel Kotkin

Joel Kotkin is an internationally known authority on social, economic and demographic changes. The New York Times David Brooks described him as "America's uber-geographer" .

His new book, The New Class Conflict appears in September 2014. His previous books include The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050, The New Geography: How the Digital Revolution is Reshaping the American Landscape, The City: A Global History and Tribes: How, Religion and Identity Determine Succces in the New Global Economy.

Mr.Kotkin is the RC Hobbs Fellow in Urban Studies at Chapman University and a regular contributor to Forbes.com, The Wall Street Journal, The Orange County Register, the Daily Beast and the City Journal. He also serves as executive editor of the widely read website, www.newgeography.com

He lives with his two daughters and wife in the Valley Village Section of Los Angeles.