Kerwin Datu is the editor-in-chief of The Global Urbanist - an online magazine analysing urban development issues worldwide. Originally trained in architecture, a field in which he worked in Sydney, Paris and London over nine years, he completed an MSc in Urbanisation and Development at the London School of Economics in 2009, which inspired the magazine. He is now completing a PhD in Economic Geography at the same school, focused on the role of global and regional city networks in economic development.