For nearly four decades Mr. Yaro has promoted local, regional and national strategies to balance economic vitality and environmental quality. He has worked in local and state government, the civic community and academia to promote these outcomes, from rural areas to America's largest urban region. He has also taught city and regional planning at the graduate level for more than 25 years and written extensively on urban and regional planning concerns.

He holds a Masters Degree in City and Regional Planning from Harvard University and a Bachelors Degree in Urban Studies from Wesleyan University. He has received awards from the American Society of Landscape Architects, the American Planning Association, the American Institute of Architects, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and other groups. He has consulted on urban and regional planning issues across the United States and in Europe, Asia and Africa. He is married and has two grown children. He and his wife, Susan, live in Stamford, CT.