Parvesh Kumar

Parvesh Kumar, PhD, currently serves as a Housing Developer for the City of Ottawa, focusing on affordable housing initiatives. Prior experience includes roles as Planner 1 and Program and Project Management Officer, where responsibilities involved research on affordable housing policies and managing complex departmental projects. Parvesh has also worked as a Project Manager at Ryerson University, analyzing transportation data for post-secondary student mobility, and as a Researcher at KAPSARC, assessing the impact of public transit projects on energy consumption. As an Independent Consultant and Chief Operating Officer at Innovative Transport Solutions (iTrans), expertise was developed in the planning and financial viability of urban transport projects. Earlier roles included Consultant for urban reform at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Cluster Coordinator for urban development with IPE Global Limited. Parvesh's educational background includes a PhD focused on active transportation and various degrees in urban planning and business administration.