Director
Gregorio Lucena Scarpella is the Director of the Global Cultural Districts Network (GCDN), a membership organization of over 60 international cultural districts with a mission to improve the quality of urban life through the arts, culture and creative industries.
As Director of GCDN, Greg is responsible for the management and development of the network and the stewardship of its members. He devises the network’s overall strategy and oversees its portfolio of content and activities, including the GCDN annual convening – a flagship event which brings together members as well as other civic and cultural leaders from around the world and provides a unique forum for the development of new ideas and collaborations.
Greg holds a Master’s degree in Arts & Cultural Management at King’s College London, and a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and English Linguistics & Literature from Université de Neuchâtel. Born in Brazil into a multicultural family, Greg was raised in Switzerland and is fluent in English, French, Portuguese and Italian.