Lynne B. Sagalyn is the Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor Emerita of Real Estate at Columbia Business School. An expert in real estate development and finance, Sagalyn has published extensively on a broad range of issues in the fields of urban development finance, public/private partnerships, and real estate finance. She is also the author of Times Square Roulette: Remaking the City Icon, and Downtown Inc.: How America Rebuilds Cities.