Lev is a founding partner at Department of Here, an urban brand strategy agency that helps places identify their personality and express it through words, imagery, and action. Lev is a veteran of the Bloomberg Administration in New York City and both the Newsom and Lee Administrations in San Francisco, where he served as an economic development and partnership strategy expert. His past work includes rebuilding industrial campuses, creating new neighborhoods from former military bases, and forging public-private partnerships that activate public spaces. His writing has appeared in CityLab and The San Francisco Chronicle, where he is a regular contributor.