JP McKay holds a Master’s degree in Applied Urban Science & Informatics from NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering. His research interests include rural economic development, circular production, and the application of data science to public problem solving. He works at real estate services firm JLL in its Public Institutions arm supporting the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office, a federal office financing large-scale energy infrastructure projects that use technologies not yet commercially proven. He holds a B.A. in Public Administration from the University of Central Arkansas and is a member of the NYC Department of Design and Construction’s Urban Resource Recovery Working Group.