Urban leaders in the CEOs for Cities network head organizations whose success depends, in part, on the success of cities: mayors, corporate executives, university presidents, foundation officials, and heads of economic and civic development organizations.
National
Don Borut, Executive Director, National League of Cities
Henry Cisneros, Chairman and CEO, CityView
Michelle Gilliard, Senior Director of Workforce Development & Education, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Darell Hammond, CEO and Co-Founder, KaBOOM!
Todd Hoffman, President, Collegia
Alberto Ibarguen, President and CEO, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Susanne Justesen, Founder, Innoversity Network
John Norquist, President and CEO, Congress for the New Urbanism
Judith Rodin, President, The Rockefeller Foundation
Will Rogers, President, The Trust for Public Land
Margaret Sans, Vice President Public Affairs and Government Relations, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Vickie Tassan, Senior Vice President for Community Development, Bank of America
Suzanne Walsh, Program Director, Lumina Foundation for Education
Akron
Daniel Colantone, President and CEO, Greater Akron Chamber
Donald Plusquellic, Mayor, City of Akron
Ken Stapleton, Executive Director, University Park Alliance
Ann Arbor
Dan Gilmartin, Executive Director, Michigan Municipal League
Atlanta
Peggy McCormick, President, Atlanta Development Authority
Terri Montague, President & CEO, Atlanta Beltline, Inc.
A.J. Robinson, President, Central Atlanta Progress, Inc.
Baltimore
Timothy Armbruster, President, Goldseker Foundation
Tony Cipollone, Vice President, Assessment and Advocacy, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Otis Rolley, III, President & CEO, Central Maryland Transportation Alliance
Bill Struever, CEO, Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, Inc.
Billings
Charles Tooley, Director, MSU Billings, Urban Institute
Boston
Joseph Aoun, President, Northeastern University
Michael Brown, CEO and Co-Founder, City Year, Inc.
Sandra Lopez Burke, Executive Director and Vice President, City Year Boston
Gerald Chertavian, Founder and CEO, Year Up
Stephen Crosby, Dean, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies
Robert Gittens, Vice President of Public Affairs, Northeastern University
Scott Griffith, Chairman and CEO, Zipcar
Paul Grogan, President and CEO, The Boston Foundation
Robert Hollister, Dean, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service
Mark Kramer, Founder and Managing Director, Foundation Strategy Group - Social Impact Advisors
David Luberoff, Executive Director, Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston
Mary Jo Meisner, Vice President for Communications, Community Relations, and Public Affairs, The Boston Foundation
James Rooney, Director of Public Affairs, The Boston Foundation
Kirk Sykes, President and Managing Director, Urban Strategy America Fund
Andrew Wolk, Founder and CEO, Root Cause
Charlotte
Michael Marsicano, President & CEO, Foundation For The Carolinas
Chattanooga
Roger Brown, Chancellor, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Ron Littlefield, Mayor, City of Chattanooga
Josh McManus, Co-Founder and Creative Strategist, CreateHere
Chicago
Paula Allen-Meares, Chancellor, University of Illinois - Chicago
Rita Athas, Executive Director, World Business Chicago
Richard M. Daley, Mayor, City of Chicago
Jonathan Fanton, President, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Marilyn Katz, President, MK Communications
Terry Mazany, President and CEO, Chicago Community Trust
Charles Middleton, President, Roosevelt University
Frank Pogue, Interim President, Chicago State University
Robert Weissbourd, President, RW Ventures, LLC
Robert Zimmer, President, University of Chicago
Cincinnati
Eric Avner, Vice President and Program Manager - Economic Development, The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile Jr./US Bank Foundation
David Ginsburg, President and CEO, Downtown Cincinnati Inc.
Gary Lindgren, Executive Director, Cincinnati Business Committee
Nancy Zimpher, President, University of Cincinnati
Cleveland
David Abbott, Executive Director, The George Gund Foundation
Chuck Ratner, President and CEO, Forest City Enterprises
Ronn Richard, President and Executive Director, The Cleveland Foundation
Joseph Roman, Executive Director, The Greater Cleveland Partnership
Chris Ronayne, President, University Circle Inc.
Michael Schwartz, President, Cleveland State University
Columbus
Michael Coleman, Mayor, City of Columbus
Gordon E. Gee, President, The Ohio State University
Doug Kridler, President and CEO, The Columbus Foundation
Bob Milbourne, President and CEO, The Columbus Partnership
Dayton
Sandy Gudorf, President, Downtown Dayton Partnership
Detroit
Dave Blaszkiewicz, President, Detroit Investment Fund
Brian Boyle, Partner, Issue Media Group
Matt Cullen, President & COO, Rock Enterprises
Mike Duggan, President and CEO, Detroit Medical Center
David Egner, President and CEO, Hudson-Webber Foundation
Paul Hillegonds, Senior Vice-President, DTE Energy
George Jackson, President, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
Ann Lang, President and CEO, Downtown Detroit Partnership
Mariam Noland, President, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Jay Noren, President, Wayne State University
Rip Rapson, President and CEO, The Kresge Foundation
Bob Riney, Senior VP & COO, Henry Ford Health System
Richard Rogers, President, College for Creative Studies
Doug Rothwell, President, Detroit Renaissance
East Lansing
Lou Anna Simon, President, Michigan State University
Flint
Dale Weighill, President & CEO, Resource Genesee
Renee Zientek, Assistant Vice Chancellor, University of Michigan-Flint
Grand Rapids
Eric DeLong, Acting City Manager, City of Grand Rapids
Jim Dunlap, Regional Banking Group President, Huntington Bank
George Heartwell, Mayor, City of Grand Rapids
Ginny Seyferth, President, Seyferth and Associates Inc.
Greenville, S.C.
Fred Baus, CEO/President, University Center of Greenville
Ben Haskew, President & CEO, Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Indianapolis
Charles Bantz, Chancellor, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Brian Payne, President, Central Indiana Community Foundation
Lakeland, Fl.
Kathleen Munson, President, Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce
Steve Scruggs, Executive Director, Lakeland Economic Development Council
Lansing
Keith Molin, Interim Executive Director, Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Lexington, K.Y.
James P. Gray III, Vice Mayor, City of Lexington
Memphis
Ethele Hilliard, President, Partners in Public Education
Barbara Hyde, President, J.R. Hyde III Foundation
Tom Jones, Smart City Consulting
John Moore, President, Memphis Regional Chamber
Shirley Raines, President, University of Memphis
Teresa Sloyan, Director, The Hyde Family Foundations
Calvin Taylor, Vice President for Government Relations, Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau
A C Wharton, Jr., Mayor, Shelby County
Miami
Manuel Diaz, Mayor, City of Miami
Eduardo Padron, President, Miami Dade College
Milwaukee
Daniel Bader, President and CEO, The Helen Bader Foundation
Tom Barrett, Mayor, City of Milwaukee
Carlos Santiago, Chancellor, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Julia Taylor, President, Greater Milwaukee Committee
New York
Adolfo Carrion, President, Bronx Borough
Diego Kolsky, Founder and Principal, Brandfields
Robert D. Yaro, President, Regional Plan Association
Niagara
Joseph Levesque C.M., President, Niagara University
Philadelphia
Omar Blaik, President and CEO, U3 Ventures
Feather Houstoun, President, William Penn Foundation
Paul Levy, President and CEO, Center City District
Michael A. Nutter, Mayor, City of Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Donald Carter, President, Urban Design Associates
John G. Craig, Jr., President, PittsburghTODAY
Aradhna Dhanda, President and CEO, Leadership Pittsburgh Inc.
Patrick Dowd, District 7 Councilman, City Council of Pittsburgh
Craig Dunham, Principal, The Rubinoff Company
William P. Getty, President, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Scott Izzo, Director, Richard King Mellon Foundation
Ellen Kight, President, Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development
F. Michael Langley, CEO, Allegheny Conference on Community Development
Barry Long, CEO, Urban Design Associates
Anne-Marie Lubenau, Executive Director, Community Design Center of Pittsburgh
Sally Mizerak, President, Performance Drivers, Inc.
Barry Nathan, Vice President - Workforce Initiatives, Catalyst Connection
Mary Navarro, Senior Program Officer, The Heinz Endowments
Dan Onorato, Chief Executive, Allegheny County
Ronald Painter, CEO, Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board
Bill Peduto, District 8 Councilman, City Council of Pittsburgh
Rob Pfaffmann, Founder, Pfaffmann and Associates
Eve Picker, President, No Wall Productions
Caryn Rubinoff, Principal, The Rubinoff Company
Audrey Russo, President and CEO, Pittsburgh Technology Council
Ed Shriver, Jr., Principal, Strada LLC
Chelsa Wagner, Representative, State of Pennsylvania
Alan Weiskopf, Partner, Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff + Goettel
Jane Werner, Executive Director, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Portland, Ore.
Bruce Warner, Executive Director, Portland Development Commission
Providence
David Cicilline, Mayor, City of Providence
Richmond
Gene Trani, President, Virginia Commonwealth University
Jim Ukrop, Chairman, Ukrop's Market / First Market Bank
San Diego
Marye Anne Fox, Chancellor, University of California, San Diego
Scott Peters, Council President, City of San Diego
Reed Vickerman, Board Member, Move San Diego
Mary Walshok, Associate Vice Chancellor, University of California, San Diego
San Francisco
Diane Filippi, Director of the Urban Center, SPUR
San José
Paul Krutko, Chief Development Officer, City of San José
Michelle Mann, Senior Group Manager, Adobe
Chuck Reed, Mayor, City of San Jos?
Julie Vennewitz-Pierce, Program Manager, eBay Foundation
Kim Walesh, Chief Strategist, City of San Jose
Jon Whitmore, President, San Jose State University
Seattle
Molly Stearns, Senior Vice President, The Seattle Foundation
St. Louis
Dick Fleming, President and CEO, St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association
David Luckes, President and CEO, Greater St. Louis Community Foundation
Francis Slay, Mayor, City of St. Louis
Mark S. Wrighton, Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis
Stamford, CT
Kip Bergstrom, Executive Director, Urban Redevelopment Commission
Dannel P. Malloy, Mayor, City of Stamford
Syracuse
Nancy Cantor, Chancellor and President, Syracuse University
Tampa
Christine Burdick, President, Tampa Downtown Partnership
Deanne Roberts, Chairman, ChappellRoberts
Stuart Rogel, President and CEO, Tampa Bay Partnership
Jerome Ryans, President and CEO, Tampa Housing Authority
Mark Sena, Chairman, CreativeTampaBay
Karen White, Regional Chancellor, University of South Florida - St. Petersburg
Tempe
Michael Crow, President, Arizona State University
Toronto
Peter Francey, President, Cundari SFP
Tulsa
Michael Neal, President and CEO, Tulsa Metro Chamber