Tara Vinodrai

Tara Vinodrai is a Professor and Director of the Master of Urban Innovation program at the Institute for Management and Innovation at the University of Toronto. She holds a graduate appointment in the Department of Geography and Planning and is a Faculty Associate of the Innovation Policy Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Dr. Vinodrai's research focuses on innovation, economic development, work and labour market dynamics, and technological change in cities. Additionally, she has long-standing interests in the creative and cultural industries, clusters and the uneven outcomes, patterns and equity implications associated with changes in urban and regional economies.

Dr. Vinodrai's award-winning research has been recognized in Canada and internationally by the Academy of Management, the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, the Journal of the American Planning Association, the American Association of Geographers, and the Canadian Institute of Planners. She is regularly called upon by to provide advice to large cities and smaller communities and all levels of government related to innovation, economic development and urban prosperity.