Jason Spicer currently teaches in the graduate planning and undergraduate geography programs of the University of Toronto. Previously, Spicer was based in New York, where he was a full-time researcher and strategist in the field of global commercial property finance and investment, working with both public and private clients on development projects in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. He also was involved with community groups and social movement organizations focused on anti-displacement strategies and alternative economic development. jason.spicer@utoronto.ca