David Maddox
The Nature of Cities Artist, Ecologist, Executive Director
New York
David loves urban spaces and nature. He loves creativity and collaboration. He loves theatre and music. In his life and work he has practiced in all of these. After a PhD at Cornell he worked at The Nature Conservancy on climate change and stewardship, leaving in 1992 to be a theatre artist. In 2012, David founded The Nature of Cities, a transdisciplinary essay and discussion platform—1000+ writers from around the world, scientists to activists, designers to artists. He has published over 60 journal articles and books chapters, edited seven books (both fiction and non-fiction), created over 150 sound designs for theatre productions, and written 7 works of musical theatre, all produced and three published. He lives in New York City.