(Masters of Urban Planning, 2025)
“Data is the lifeblood of digital transformation. It touches every aspect of our lives, from work to leisure. But raw data alone is not enough. The real power lies in our ability to extract meaningful insights from this data, to understand our competitive landscape, optimize our offerings, and make informed decisions for society. It is not just about gathering data, it is about turning that data into actionable information for the built environment. This skill set is the key to gaining a competitive advantage in today’s digital world.”
-Perplexity.AI & Mateo Alexander
About Me
Mateo Alexander is a first-year student at Columbia University in the Master of Urban Planning program with a specific concentration on urban analytics. Mateo has a professional background in public policy, urban planning, and urban analytics. Mateo is looking for more opportunities to generally grow my network and pursue opportunities to better understand smart cities and urban analytics, urban futures and megatrends, behavioral economics and ontological design, new city and town international development, and underrepresented minorities. Mateo takes a strong interest in planning the city of future and designing products and services that can have a paramount impact in the constantly evolving urban environment. In the future, Mateo envisions himself as a professor, research center principal investigator, urban planning consulting owner, and a real estate firm owner.