V. Setty Pendakur, Consultant to the State Council of China, Honorary Prof. of CAS, Chair of TRB's TDCC, Former Vice Mayor of Vancouver

V. Setty Pendakur is emeritus professor of planning, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia, and president, Pacific Policy and Planning Associates, Vancouver, British Columbia. He has chaired the Transportation Research Board's Transportation in the Developing Countries Committee since 1997. His interests include urban transport in developing countries, congestion management and sustainability in Asian megacities, and non-motorized transport planning. Dr. Pendakur was a member of the National Research Council's Panel on Transportation Options for Megacities in Developing Nations in 1995–1996. He received a bachelor of engineering degree from the University of Mysore and a master of science degree in civil engineering and a doctorate in transportation planning from the University of Washington.