Michael Shiffer, Vice President, Chicago Transit Authority and Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Policy, UIC

Shiffer is Vice President responsible for Planning and Development at the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Clinical Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago . At CTA Shiffer spearheads the overall strategic and operations planning efforts of the second largest public transit system in the U.S. , including service scheduling and facilities development. He is responsible for a staff of planners, architects, engineers and other transit professionals in five departments. His research has focused on how information technologies can better inform deliberation, decision-making and public debate with a focus on spatial (geographic) information. Before returning to his native Chicago in 2000, Shiffer served for nine years on the MIT faculty where he was Principal Research Scientist and a Lecturer in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning. Shiffer received a Ph.D. in Regional Planning and Master's of Urban Planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is also a fully certified train driver at the Chicago Transit Authority.

马克.希弗，大芝加哥地区公共交通运营局（CTA）副局长，伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校城市规划及政策教授。在CTA，希弗全权负责这个全美第二大公交系统的总体战略与运作规划，包括运营时间统筹及服务设施建设。他领导包括规划师、建筑师、工程师和其他交通专业人员在内的五个部门。他的研究关注的是如何让信息技术，特别是地理空间信息，更好的为制定运营、决策过程及公众参与提供便利。在2000年他回到家乡芝加哥之前，希弗在麻省理工学院都市研究与规划系担任了两年首席研究科学家和讲师。希弗获伊利诺伊大学 城市规划硕士学位和区域规划博士学位。他还是芝加哥公共交通运营局认证列车驾驶员。