Dr. Patricia McCarney, World Council on City Data

Dr. Patricia McCarney Bio:
Patricia McCarney is President and CEO of the World Council on City Data (WCCD) and is a Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Global Cities Institute at the University of Toronto, Canada. She has served as Associate Vice President, International Research and Development at the University of Toronto.

Professor Patricia McCarney received her Ph.D. from M.I.T. in 1987. Before joining the University of Toronto, between 1983 and 1994, Professor McCarney worked as a professional staff member in a number of international agencies, including the World Bank in Washington, and the United Nations – HABITAT in Nairobi.

Patricia is currently a member of the ISO Technical Committee on Sustainable Development in Communities, where she was integral to the development of ISO 37120, the first International Standard for City Data and the soon to be published standards, ISO 37122, Indicators for Smart Cities and ISO 37123, Indicators for Resilient Cities.

Leading the World Council on City Data, Patricia McCarney is building a globally standardized data base for cities worldwide inviting cities to build city data in conformity with ISO 37120. As host of this knowledge platform, the WCCD is the leading global city data base with standardized, verified, comparable and open city data for a growing network of smart and prosperous cities.