Twenty Harvard Graduates Take Up City Roles as Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellows
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
Bloomberg Center for Cities Launches New Visiting Scholars Program to Advance Research on City Leadership
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Mayor: ‘Biggest Accomplishments are Yet Ahead’
Advancing the Field of City Leadership: Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Welcomes Tenth Class of 46 Mayors from 15 Countries
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Introduces 2026 Summer Interns
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Announces 2026 Summer Fellows
Big Bets and Green Gains: How Mayor Anne Hidalgo Transformed Paris
Harvard Students Got the Chance to Meet Their Hometown Mayor—or Maybe Their Potential Employers—at a Unique Campus Reception
What Urban History Can Teach Us About the Future
A Day of Engagement at Harvard with Mayors from Around the World
“Those Are My Neighbors”: Mayors of Athens, Oakland, and Wichita on Engagement in Divided Times
What Global Challenges Look Like in City Halls
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
- Harvard Urban Health Initiative
- 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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