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Specialization Area: Community Economic Development, Global Development

Gregory F. Randolph is an Assistant Professor in the School of City and Regional Planning. Professor Randolph’s scholarship examines new forms of urbanization emerging as economies and labor markets are restructured by climate change, technological acceleration, and demographic transitions. His current work analyzes the transformation of agrarian villages into urban towns in India, through the force of internal population growth and the organic evolution of the built environment, the local economy, and people’s livelihoods and lifestyles. As part of this work, he is writing a book entitled Urbanization from Within: Untold Stories of Urban Genesis in 21st-century India, under contract with Oxford University Press.

In addition to his academic research, Professor Randolph works with both governmental and non-profit institutions in their efforts to create inclusive urban economies. A decade ago, he co-founded the Just Jobs Network, a non-profit institute based in New Delhi that advises governments across the Global South on labor market policies. He has served as a policy advisor to the Los Angeles City Council and consults with multilateral organizations such as the World Bank on issues of sustainable development.

Professor Randolph's research has been supported by a range of academic institutions and foundations: the International Development Research Centre (Canada), London School of Economics, Asian Development Bank, U.S. Departments of Education and State, USC Lusk Center, Solidarity Center, and German Marshall Fund. He has been awarded the Fulbright-Hays and Fulbright-Nehru research fellowships. His opinion writing has appeared in media outlets such as The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Hindustan Times, Indian Express, and The Jakarta Post. 

Professor Randolph obtained his PhD in urban planning and development from the University of Southern California and his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He speaks Hindi and Bahasa Indonesia.