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"What does the data tell us about where we should start, to get the most out of whatever investment that we're making?" Mayor Monroe Nichols on the #DataSmartCityPod datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/exclusive-adva…

We welcomed old and new friends from more than 40 local governments for a career expo and leadership forum recently. Harvard University students and alumni connected with leaders from several of the cities where we work to explore city leadership and career opportunities. Thank you to all

You’re invited! Join a virtual and in-person event exploring how public leaders can effectively navigate today’s policy landscape and develop workable solutions: bit.ly/43gid35. Rachel Meltzer of Harvard GSD and Alex Schwartz—authors of the newly published second edition

Data-driven decision-making makes government more effective, efficient, and responsive to residents’ needs. But how should cities use data and what steps can they take to get there? Explore how organizations can become more data-informed in this new teaching case set from the

As extreme weather events increase, cities face a new kind of climate crisis: insurance instability. On #EarthDay 2025, leaders from across sectors joined the Bloomberg Center for Cities and Salata Institute to explore a critical question: who’s protected when disaster strikes?

🎉Congratulations to our 2025 Summer Fellows! These talented Harvard University graduate and doctoral students have been selected to spend the summer embedded in local government in U.S. and international cities, presenting project deliverables and recommendations to mayors and senior

🏙️ How can cities become engines of equality? Former Bogotá Mayor Enrique Peñalosa and Harvard University University’s Alisha Holland explored how bold public investments—in transit, parks, and public space—can transform urban life for all at an event at the Bloomberg Center for Cities.

Listen to the latest episode of the #DataSmartCityPod produced by Data-Smart Cities, located at the Center, to get insight into how cities can use data to drive results—and how to harness the power of generative AI without waiting for perfection.🎧Listen here:

What makes for effective mayoral leadership? Bloomberg Center for Cities Director Jorrit de Jong discussed how new mayors can use their platform to bring benefits to their regions at an event hosted by the Institute for Government with Deputy Director Emma_Norris & Akash Paun, Programme

What separates successful cross-sector collaborations from those that fall apart? A new peer-reviewed study from Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative published in JPART examines nine collaborations across three U.S. cities to uncover patterns that shape effectiveness. This research offers

📢Open role: Join the ReBuild Initiative at the Harvard GSD in close collaboration with Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative! You: a research analyst eager to help develop a foundational framework through literature review, faculty engagement, case-study research, and practitioner engagement.

You’re invited! Join Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury (Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury) of Harvard Business School virtually or in person to explore the future of work and what cities and public institutions can learn from organizations that have embraced geographic flexibility. The discussion with Michelle

Next Wednesday, join Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury of Harvard Business School virtually or in person at the Center (Harvard University University ID holders) to explore the future of work and what cities and public institutions can learn from organizations that have embraced geographic flexibility. The discussion with

📚New research: How can city leaders address common setbacks in cross-sector collaborations? Read the article published in Stanford Social Innovation Review--based on a study supported by the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative and published in JPART--to learn five approaches that

Hybrid event TOMORROW: Explore the future of work and what cities and public leaders can learn from organizations that have embraced geographic flexibility. Join us at 12:00 noon with Prithwiraj Choudhury (Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury) of Harvard Business School and Michelle De La Isla (Michelle De La Isla), former

How can public leaders be most effective in building workable solutions to tough policy problems? Researchers Rachel Meltzer of the Harvard GSD and Alex Schwartz of The New School along with chief of staff tiffany chu of the City of Boston, discussed an analytical and flexible approach

In a nation of small towns, what does it take for rural communities to thrive? Three mayors of smaller U.S. cities shared their experiences and insights in a recent conversation hosted by the Bloomberg Center for Cities and the Harvard GSD. Moderated by Loeb Fellow Matthew Smith,

How can diverse groups work together to drive large-scale change? The Consortia Century published in Oxford University Press, co-authored by Center faculty affiliate Kimberlyn Leary (of Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) as part of the Stakeholder Alignment Collaborative, offers an original

How is remote work reshaping the geography of opportunity—and what does that mean for cities? In a recent conversation hosted by the Bloomberg Center for Cities, Harvard Business School professor Prithwiraj Choudhury (Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury) and Michelle De La Isla (Michelle De La Isla), CEO of Hack.Diversity and