GaWC operates as a team of GaWC researchers who have developed, maintain and are taking the GaWC research programme forward (listed below), as well as over 280 GaWC contributors, scholars worldwide who have collaborated with us and contribute(d) to present and past versions of the website.
Peter J. Taylor
Emeritus Professor of Geography at Loughborough University and Northumbria University
Alpha world cities, complexity of cities, inter-city relations, world city network, world city rankings
Ben Derudder
Professor of Urban Studies at KU Leuven
Quantitative world city network analysis, world city rankings, world city change, world city policies, polycentric urban regions
Michael Hoyler
Professor of Human Geography at Loughborough University
Global cities, megaregions, urban networks, polycentric urban regions, advanced producer services, urban theory
Jonathan V. Beaverstock
Professor of International Management at the University of Bristol
Advanced producer services, financial services clustering, international financial centre network, highly-skilled migration, global talent and inter-city relations
James Faulconbridge
Professor of Transnational Management at Lancaster University
Professional services, knowledge, innovation
John Harrison
Reader in Human Geography at Loughborough University
Global city-regions, urban planning, global urban research, urban governance, metropolitan regions, urban theory making, megaregions
Zachary P. Neal
Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University
Economic networks, transportation networks, urban networks, network methods, interlocking world city network model
Kathy Pain
Professor of Real Estate Development at the University of Reading
Globalisation, city inter-relations, advanced business services, mega-city regions, sustainable development
Allan Watson
Reader in Economic Geography at Loughborough University
Creative industries, cultural production, music industry, global media, digital innovation, platforms, emotional labour
Frank Witlox
Professor of Economic Geography at Ghent University
Travel behaviour and modelling, infrastructure, location analysis, urban mobility and logistics