Xerxes Rao is an architect and urban planner with more than 15 years of experience in the field of architecture and urban planning. His experience spans the areas of urban governance, project management, community participation, capacity building, training, and monitoring and evaluation of projects. Xerxes is passionate about sustainable solutions for cities relating to land use plans, micro-level plans, environmental issues, and local economic development, which can be implemented and replicated by cities.