Max is an advocate, urban planner and researcher working to strengthen communities through equity-driven community-based planning.

As an Analyst and Proposal Manager with Karp Strategies, Max works with clients to provide strategic planning, economic analysis and stakeholder engagement strategies. Max developed research and qualitative analyses for a major mixed-use development in Long Island City and prepared community workshops for neighborhood-based transportation planning processes. Max joins Karp Strategies after holding positions with the South Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation, New York City Council, and Municipal Art Society. Before transitioning to a career in urban planning, Max worked at several prominent New York City arts institutions in educational and administrative capacities. He has a Masters degree in City and Regional Planning from the Pratt Institute.