Dror Poleg is an economic historian and former tech and private equity executive who writes about the future of work, cities, and markets. His award-winning book, Rethinking Real Estate, anticipated the global reshuffling of offices, homes, and economic activity triggered by digital and economic change. His insights have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, NBC, and other major publications.
A sought-after keynote speaker, Dror explores how AI and other technologies are rewriting the rules of productivity, power, and investing. He has briefed executives at Fortune 500 companies and global institutions, including UBS, Bank of America, CBRE, HSBC, and Indeed. His analysis draws on firsthand experience as a startup founder, investor, parliamentary adviser, combat veteran, and father.
Dror holds a Master’s in Economic History from the London School of Economics and has spoken at institutions including the University of Zurich, Wharton, MIT, and Columbia. His global perspective is shaped by years of living and working in Beijing, London, Paris, Melbourne, and Tel Aviv. He now lives in New York with his wife and children.
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Recent Op-Eds, Interviews, and Media Mentions
- The Atlantic: Schrödinger’s Economy
- CBS News: Amazon Wants Everyone Back at the Office
- Bubble Trouble Podcast: How AI Will Reshape The Physical World
- The Atlantic: The Next Crisis Will Start With Empty Office Buildings
- The Dispatch: Twenty-four Ways to Understand 2024
- MIT Sloan: Preparing for the Workplace of the Future
- Bloomberg: Sam Altman’s Management Shift Rekindles Debate
- The New York Times: The Winners of Remote Work
- The New York Times: Colleges Snap Up Unused Office Space
- Bloomberg: Memecoin Pumps Are Just for Fun
- The Washington Post: To fill empty offices, downtowns get creative
- Scott Galloway Podcast: The Future of Cities & Maximizing Human Capital
- NPR: Hot Desking In A World of Hybrid Work
- El Tiempo [Spanish]: Cities Have Too Many Offices
- RealVision: Rethinking Our Exponential Future
- Vox: The future of cities, according to the experts
- Infinite Loops with Jim O'Shaughnessy: The Future of Work
- Forbes: As Companies Reduce Remote Work, Tension With Employees Persists
- National Public Radio: Hotdesking is Gaining Popularity
- The Compound: Nvidia Breaks Out
- Vox: The “return to the office” won’t save the office
- The Future of Cities & Maximizing Human Capital
- Bloomberg: Crypto ‘Cleansing’ Reignites Debate Over What Bitcoin Is All About
- Wall Street Journal: Adam Neumann and the Future of Crypto
- Forbes: Converting Offices To Residences Can Help Fight Housing Shortage
- The Hustle: Developers See Dollar Signs in Abandoned Downtowns
- Times of India: How and Why We Built Our Cities So Wrong
- NPR: How remote work is reshaping commercial real estate
- Plain English with Derek Thompson: Avoiding the Urban Doom Loop
- Real Vision: Shifting Work Patterns
- The Bubble Trouble Podcast: Has Innovation Moved The House?
- The Times: Creature Comforts Grow in Return to Office
- City A.M.: The role of VC investors in FTX – too big to fake?
- Bloomberg: Crypto’s War Test Leaves Future of Money Debate Wide Open
- Yahoo Finance: Remote Work and Income Inequality
- Tablet: Ukraine Crowdfunds a War With Crypto
- Fortune: The death of offices and the rise of remote work could...
- Bloomberg: Washing Web3
- The Financial Times: Matt Damon’s crypto ad is more than just cringeworthy
- Sunday Times: WeWork’s ‘grownup in the room’ predicts office revolution
- Bloomberg: Money Stuff on Web3
- Bloomberg CityLab: The Death and Life of the Central Business District
- Prof G Podcast: Future of Cities, Work, and Office Space
- NPR Radio: The Future of Work Anywhere
- The New York Times: The Future of Work when Employees have a Choice
- Bloomberg: Germany’s Banks Start Ditching Offices as Remote Soars
- Bloomberg: On the Best London Office Thrive
- The Wall Street Journal: The Office of Tomorrow
- NBC NY: The Office of the Future?
- The New Yorker: Has the Pandemic Transformed the Office Forever?
- The Times: What does the working from home revolution mean for the office?
- The Information: Airbnb Used Facebook and Twitter to Weed Out Hate Groups
- Forbes (Spanish): The Workspitality Approach
- Nikkei (in Japanese): Key points of Softbank’s Investment in WeWork
- SiriusXM: Urban Technology in China and the U.S.