Eli Dvorkin

Eli Dvorkin is the Editorial & Policy Director at the Center for an Urban Future, where he oversees the development of all publications and advances CUF's research and recommendations on the critical policy challenges facing the city and state. Eli is the author of numerous CUF reports and commentaries, and his policy recommendations have inspired new initiatives from the mayor of New York City, the City Council speaker, and many other elected officials and policymakers.

Eli has presented at local and national conferences on issues that reflect his wide-ranging research expertise: building stronger pathways into technology careers, boosting student success at New York's public colleges, supporting cultural equity, expanding support for underresourced entrepreneurs, strengthening public parks infrastructure, and making New York a more livable city for people of all ages and abilities. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Crain's New York Business, New York Daily News, City & State NY, Gotham Gazette, and on WNYC.

Prior to joining the Center, he served as a staff editor at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), editing and producing books, reports, and digital projects by CFR fellows and other experts on the most pressing issues in U.S. foreign policy. Eli was previously an editor and journalist for more than a decade, including stints at Kickstarter and Flavorpill in New York, and the Hurriyet Daily News in Istanbul. He is also a passionate arts organizer and founding member of Silent Barn, a multidisciplinary community arts space based in Bushwick from 2012 to 2018.

He was named to the 2023 40 Under 40 list by Crain's New York Business and was selected as a 2023-2024 Coro Leadership New York Fellow. He graduated from Columbia University and lives with his family in Richmond Hill, Queens.