Elizabeth Rapoport is a cities and built environment specialist with over 20 years of experience in government, consultancy, academia, and the charitable sector. She is a partner at Living Places and the founding director of Polygon Place Strategy. Elizabeth has served as Assistant Director of Strategy for Homes England and Director of Research for the Urban Land Institute Europe. She chairs the London Surface Water Strategic Group and is a Non-Executive Director at Graven Hill Village Development Company and Publica Community Interest Company. Elizabeth holds a doctorate in Urban Sustainability and Resilience from University College London.