Vera Kichanova is a market urbanist working with Zaha Hadid Architects while writing a dissertation about private urban development at King’s College London. Her research is focused on bridging the gap between urban planning theory and classical liberal discourse. Vera’s experience includes working with Atlas Network, London School of Economics, and multiple free market think tanks. In 2012, she became the first Russian libertarian to be elected into public office. Co-founder of the annual Moscow-based Adam Smith Forum, now the largest free market educational conference in Eastern Europe. Vera’s comments were published by The New York Times, Forbes, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph, and CapX. She is a regular panellist at international conferences, Mercatus Center Frédéric Bastiat Fellow (2017–2020), and a Mont Pelerin Society member. Vera holds Master of Public Policy from the University of Oxford and Master’s with honours in Journalism from Moscow State University.