Lusungu Kayani is an urban planner and international development practitioner with more than a decade of experience working in international urban development. In the last few years, she has been serving as an urban advisor on health and well-being projects for children and adolescents living in cities in Asia, Latin America and West Africa. In this capacity, Lusungu has provided technical assistance and support towards the implementation of projects in public health, road safety, active mobility and child-focused urban planning.  
Prior to this, Lusungu worked with the United Nations Center for Human Settlements on monitoring urban growth trends in developing country cities and advocated for equitable urban development policies with municipal, national and regional governments in African cities.

She is dedicated to public service and the role cities play in ensuring a sustainable future for our planet.  Lusungu is also passionate about how data can be used to demonstrate how health and well-being are defined by the places we live, particularly for marginalized communities. Lusungu received a Master’s in Urban Planning from New York University where she was a David Bohnett Fellow in Public Service. Prior to this, Lusungu studied International Affairs at Columbia University. In her spare time, she volunteers with her local parks and trails committee and enjoys teaching yoga.