Daniel Iacofano, PhD, FAICP, FASLA, is Co-Founder and President of MIG, Inc., and an internationally recognized innovator and thought leader in community-centered urban planning and environmental design. He has revolutionized the field through decades of work in strategic planning, organizational development, and consensus building.

For over 40 years, Daniel’s groundbreaking work helped advance the principles of community-centered design into the mainstream. He has received awards from the National League of Cities, the International Downtown Association (IDA), the American Planning Association (APA), American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), and the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Daniel received a Bachelor of Urban Planning from the University of Cincinnati; an M.Sc. in Environmental Psychology from the University of Surrey, England; and a Ph.D. in Environmental Planning from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a member of the College of Fellows for both the American Institute of Certified Planners and the American Society of Landscape Architects.