Curt Garrigan is Chief of the Sustainable Urban Development Section within the Environment and Development Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP). Earlier, he served as Cities & Buildings Programme Manager for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Paris. Prior to his UN roles, Mr Garrigan spent over 20 years in various operational and management roles (including Deputy Mayor) with the Metropolitan Government of Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Temple University, Philadelphia, and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Environmental Diplomacy from University of Geneva, Switzerland.