about.

I'm George Verghese — an urbanist-technologist based in New York. I am driven to change how we live, work, move, and play in our cities.

I studied Computational Design Practices at Columbia GSAPP and have also studied at the Columbia Business School, working on the intersection of design thinking, urban technology, and business strategy.

My key talent is adapting, learning, and leading teams effectively in fast-paced, interdisciplinary environments. I bring together geospatial intelligence, user research, design, mobility solutions, and product development into everything I build.

I love being outdoors and spending weekends in parks or kayaking. I write about urban tech and transit on my Substack newsletter, UrbanTechBrew.

Now

Working on urban sensing and thermal privacy — designing sensor systems that understand public space without exposing individuals.

Mapping solar PV potential across New York City using LiDAR data and automated GIS pipelines.

Exploring mobility data analysis — understanding population movement through call data records.

Writing UrbanTechBrew, a newsletter on transit tech, sensing, climate tech, and generative design.