mayors - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Mar 2021
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Bloomberg Philanthropies & Harvard Create New Bloomberg Center for Cities to Support Mayors

07 Nov 2019
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Scranton Elects First Female Mayor

As an Oregon native running on the Independent ticket, Paige Cognetti (MBA 2014) was not the most likely candidate to claim victory in a special mayoral election that took place Tuesday in Scranton, Pennsylvania. But she won handily,... View Details

Keywords: politics; leadership; women; career paths; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

23 Apr 2018
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Tim Keller, Heavy Metal Mayor

A recent story in the New York Times profiles Tim Keller (MBA 2005), the mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and a major heavy metal fan. The piece details a scene from earlier this year, when Keller—clad in a black T-shirt and pumping his... View Details

08 Dec 2022
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Secrets of Successful Mayoral Transitions

24 Jul 2017
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Back to School for Big-City Mayors

(Bloomberg) (Bloomberg) “I literally went home every night for the first three months and said, ‘Oh, my God, what have I gotten myself into?’” That's how Boston mayor Marty Walsh summed up the beginning of his term in office. And it helps... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

12 Dec 2018
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Mayors and the MBTA

24 Nov 2014
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Mayor Walsh names top environmental manager

Keywords: Government

22 Aug 2013
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The Impossible Mayor of the Possible

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Jun 2009
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Porter Helps Jerusalem Mayor with Economic Development

Nir Barkat, a software entrepreneur elected mayor of Jerusalem last November, visited HBS in late March to take part in a roundtable discussion on the economic development of his city, Israel’s poorest. HBS professor Michael Porter, a... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government