

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

Meet the 50 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

How HKS is making a difference in these three cities

The “Formality Effect”: New study finds formal government communications can be more effective

Bloomberg Center for Cities welcomes 25 newly elected mayors to Harvard
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
Crafting Public Narrative to Enable Collective Action: A Pedagogy for Leadership Development
Academy of Management Learning & Education
The People Lab
Improving Delivery of the Social Safety Net: The Role of Stigma
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

This week we welcome 60 city leaders from 15 global…

80 senior leaders from 40 global cities are taking part…

Presenting our 2023 Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellows! Sixteen accomplished…

We're excited to celebrate our in-person week with the seventh…
