Rizwan Sheikh is a Scholar in Residence at the Urban Land Institute researching issues and trends related to infrastructure and finance.

Sheikh graduated from New York University’s Real Estate Institutes master’s degree program with a focus on real estate finance and investment.

In graduate school Sheikh served as a valuation, and real estate economics intern. He also worked as an Asset/Property manager and served in the United States Army’s Military Intelligence Corps as a Russian Linguist. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point (Civil Engineering track) and holds a BA in Political Science (International Relations) from Columbia University.