Eli Konvitz is Director for Urban Planning and Development at Jacobs based in Riyadh.
Eli is a strategic leader focused on cities and sustainable urban development, with over 25 years’ global experience on 5 continents leading multidisciplinary teams on high-profile, complex projects in master planning, urban development and infrastructure advisory, sustainability and climate change. He is passionate about creating more livable environments, mentoring talent and championing diversity.
Prior to joining Jacobs, Eli worked at Atkins where he founded and led the urban advisory and planning practice for South East Asia, was Net Zero leader for Asia, regional practice lead for consulting, strategy, and advisory, chaired the global urban planning network, and was global co-head for cities and urban infastructure for Atkins Acuity; consulted on planning, policy, and economics at Arup; and founded a startup in climate change retrofit.
A graduate of the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Eli is adjunct associate professor at the University of Hong Kong, Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, Council Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design, Vice-Chair of the Urban Land Institute Hong Kong and a member of the ULI Asia-Pacific Executive Committee, and a member of the Pacific Basin Economic Council.
