

Strengthening management and leadership in cities
Resources to equip current and future global leaders to improve the lives of city residents.
What we're up to

Small Cities, Big Impact: Mayors Share Lessons in Resilience and Innovation

An Analytical Framework Brings Clarity to Public Problem-Solving

Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Names 2025 Summer Interns

What Cities Can Learn from Bogotá’s Urban Experiment

Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Welcomes 2025 Summer Fellows

When Weather Destroys, Who’s Protected? Cities Confront the Climate Insurance Crisis

Lessons from Mayors on Leading an Urban Comeback

New Data-Smart City Pod Episode: Generative AI and the Possibility Government

Leading with Urgency: Applying a City Leader’s Blueprint for Innovation to Medical Research

Managing Floods, Revitalizing Neighborhoods, Saving Lives: Cities Mobilize Across Sectors to Tackle Tough Challenges

How Governments Can Move Beyond Bureaucracy

Earning Trust: Baltimore’s Lessons in Public Innovation

Public Sector Innovation More Important Than Ever

2024 Research and Resources Highlights

24 Newly-Elected Mayors Begin Program for New Mayors: First 100 Days
We catalyze impact in cities, where more than half of the world’s people live
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
Using Data and Innovation to Reduce Gun Violence

The People Lab
Designing and Testing Methods for Take-up of Economic Impact Payments

Our impact
From refining decision-making processes to evolving how we engage with residents, the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative has helped us lead Port St. Lucie more effectively as we build a resilient and forward-thinking community.Mayor Shannon Martin
Port St. Lucie, Florida

The instructors challenge you to grow. The other mayors become your friends. I’m better at my job because of it and my city is the beneficiary.Mayor Todd Gloria
San Diego, California

Thanks to the knowledge and support the Bloomberg Center for Cities has provided, our municipal care system is now a reality.Mayor Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas
Monterrey, Mexico

Here at the Center
Multidisciplinary research, innovative labs and fellowships, illuminating classroom experiences, global convenings, and more.
- Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
- Civic Power Lab
- Data-Smart City Solutions
- Good Services Lab
- Local Politics Lab
- The People Lab

Pioneering Research
We pursue multidisciplinary research to generate practical knowledge, tools, and ideas in response to real-world challenges.
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
Tackling Persistent, Boundary-Spanning Problems Through Collaborative Innovation: Lessons From the Clean Sweep Initiative in Buffalo, NY
Administration & Society
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
Entry Points: Gaining Momentum in Early-Stage Cross-Boundary Collaborations
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

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What makes for effective mayoral leadership? Bloomberg Center for Cities…
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How can cities become engines of equality? Former Bogotá Mayor…
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