Richard Florida. Richard Florida speaking at the 2006 Out & Equal Workplace Summit.
Richard Florida (born 1957 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American urban studies theorist. Florida's focus is on social and economic theory. He is currently a professor and head of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.[1] Prof. Florida received a PhD from Columbia University in 1986. Creative Class Group. Creative class. The Creative Class is a posited socioeconomic class identified by American economist and social scientist Richard Florida, a professor and head of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.
According to Florida, the Creative Class are a key driving force for economic development of post-industrial cities in the United States. Overview[edit]