Mr. Ryan Randle B. Rivera is the Health Sector research associate for the GCRF Centre for Sustainable, Healthy, and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods.

His responsibility centers on the health sector. He has worked on the national health policy framework and the data for health facilities and outcomes at the city level. As a full-time staff, he also assists in regular project responsibilities, including planning of activities and coordination with city partners.

Ryan’s research interests are in the fields of renewable energy, local governance, and land use planning. He was a student researcher on sustainable energy supply systems through an exchange program facilitated by the University of Stuttgart – Institute of Energy Economics and Rational Energy Use (IER) and the UP School of Urban and Regional Planning (UP SURP). He worked as a technical staff for government agencies in the areas of planned-unit development and public corporate governance. He has also served as research assistant for projects on local development and spatial planning.