Dr. Ran Goldblatt is a Chief Scientist and Senior Consultant at New Light Technologies (NLT) in Washington DC. He has received his Bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. in Geography and the Human Environment from Tel-Aviv University (Israel) and has worked as a Researcher and Lecturer at the University of California, San Diego. His background is in remote sensing and geospatial analysis, at scale, and the development of methodologies and tools for monitoring natural hazards, Land Cover / Land Use changes, and economic development. He is currently leading multiple projects conducted with the World Bank, including monitoring economic activity with nighttime lights, tracking urbanization processes in developing cities, remotely-sensed Impact Evaluations and using advanced geospatial methods for disaster response and management. Dr. Goldblatt has authored and co-authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications and have presented his work in dozens of international conferences and workshops.