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
From Data-Smart City Solutions: Expanding Discretion and Accountability in the Context of AI
New Research Series from the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Aims to Help Government Solve Problems More Effectively
27 Newly-Elected Mayors Begin Program for New Mayors: First 100 Days
Meet the 52 Faculty Named as Affiliates of the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University
New Paper from Data-Smart City Solutions: Mexico City Digital Agency for Public Innovation
Prof. Elizabeth Linos Wins Kershaw Award for Work on Ways to Improve Governance
Sixteen Harvard Graduates Named to Second Cohort of Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellows
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Announces Seventh Class of Mayors
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative: New Research on Collaboration in Cities
The People Lab Publishes 2023 Annual Report
From Data-Smart City Solutions: A Framework for Reducing Place-Based Inequity
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Welcomes Summer 2023 Fellows
Cities Look to Harvard to Help Transform Procurement Practices
News: Mike Bloomberg joins faculty, students, and staff to celebrate the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard
Boston Globe: Harvard launches Bloomberg Center for Cities to train municipal leaders
We catalyze impact in cities, where more than half of the world’s people live
Data-Smart City Solutions
Q&A: Mike Bloomberg Talks with Stephen Goldsmith About Cities and Innovation
Bloomberg Center for Cities
These Students and Graduates Are Helping Solve Pressing Problems at the Local Level
Global impact
The program helped us sharpen our skills, learn new ideas, and prepare us to lead our cities into the future.Mayor Tishaura O. Jones
St. Louis, Missouri
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
- 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
State Capabilities for Problem-Oriented Governance
Perspectives on Public Management and Governance
The People Lab
Improving Delivery of the Social Safety Net: The Role of Stigma
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory