Scott Cowen is president of Tulane University and was one of the key players in the rebuilding of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. He is the co-author of The Inevitable City. His work has been widely covered by the media, including Fast Company Magazine, Newark-based The Star-Ledger, The New York Times, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. He is also a guest panelist on the Sirius talk show "Doctor Radio." TIME magazine has named President Cowen one of the nation's Top 10 Best College Presidents and New Orleans CityBusiness called him one of the 30 "Driving Forces" in New Orleans in the last 30 years.