Chief of Development and Infrastructure
City of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
John Zeanah is an urban planner and policy strategist whose career spans leadership roles in planning, housing, transportation, and community development. He previously served as the Director of Planning and Development in Memphis for over seven years. Among his accomplishments, John led the development and adoption of the Memphis 3.0 Comprehensive Plan, the city’s first comprehensive plan in forty years and winner of the American Planning Association’s Daniel Burnham Award of Excellence for a Comprehensive Plan in 2020 and a Charter Award from the Congress for the New Urbanism in 2021. John is principal and owner of Interval, LLC, a planning and policy advisory firm that specializes in helping public sector clients better understand, implement, and improve their plans, policies, codes, regulations, and processes.
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Future of Reform With the Housing Supply Accelerator
Monday, April 27, 2026
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Adaptive Plans: Comprehensive Planning for Implementation and Change
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
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