About Philip Stoddard

From 2010 to 2020, Philip Stoddard served as mayor of South Miami for five terms. The White House appointed Mayor Stoddard to the Governance Coordinating Committee of the National Ocean Council in 2015, where he developed a national policy for sea level rise.

In 2016, Mayor Stoddard was named to Politico Magazine's Politico-50, a "guide to the thinkers, doers, and visionaries transforming American politics in 2016." Stoddard was named the 2016 Green Municipal Official by the Florida Green Building Coalition.

The Miami New Times named Mayor Stoddard the "Best Politician of 2017." The Florida Sierra Club presented Stoddard with the 2017 Osprey Award. In 2018, he was appointed to the Expert Advisory Council of The CLEO Institute.

Philip Stoddard has appeared in a number of documentaries, including National Geographic's "Years of Living Dangerously" and Discovery Channel's "MOSQUITO." Mayor Stoddard has also been featured in The New Yorker, Time, National Geographic, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, NPR, BBC, MSNBC, and many other prominent publications.

Since 1992, Philip Stoddard has held the position of biology professor at Florida International University. His current research program focuses on the evolution of the mechanisms mosquitoes use to evade human control.