David Zipper is a freelance journalist, venture capitalist, policy researcher, and startup advocate. Currently, he is a contributor to Bloomberg CityLab and a Visiting Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he examines the interplay between urban policy and new mobility technologies.Zipper's work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Slate, WIRED, and Fast Company.Zipper received a B.A. from Swarthmore College, his M.Ph. in Land Economy from Cambridge University, and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.