our network

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

Greg Barnard, Senior Vice President, Community Affairs, Bank of America
Don Borut, Executive Director, National League of Cities
Charlie Cannon, Founder, Innovation Studio, Rhode Island School of Design
Candy Chang, Co-Founder, Civic Center Urban Design Studio
Oscar Edmundo Diaz, Senior Director, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
Mark Drapeau, Director of Innovative Social Engagement, Microsoft U.S. Public Sector 
Kristen Engberg, Principal, Grassroots Solutions
Jan Gehl, Architect MAA, Professor, Partner, Gehl Architects
Daniel Hamburger, President and CEO, DeVry Inc.
Paddy Harrington, Creative Director, Bruce Mau Design
Phillip Henderson, President, Surdna Foundation
Alberto Ibarguen, President and CEO, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Robert Ivy, FAIA, CEO, The American Institute of Architects
Clay Johnson, Founder, Big Window Labs
Debra Kerr, Consultant, Strategist and Change Agent, Museums and Social Change
Matt Leighninger, Senior Associate, Everyday Democracy
Katherine Loflin, Lead Consultant, Soul of the Community
Jamie Merisotis, President & CEO, Lumina Foundation for Education
John Norquist, President and CEO, Congress for the New Urbanism
Nia Robinson, Director, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative 
Judith Rodin, President, The Rockefeller Foundation
Will Rogers, President, The Trust for Public Land
Peter Smith, Senior Vice President for Academic Strategies and Development, Kaplan
Vickie Tassan, Global Compliance and Regulatory Affairs, Ally Bank
Harriet Tregoning, Director, Office of Planning, Government of the District of Columbia
Katherine von Jan, Managing Partner & Chief Creative, KvJ & Co.
Suzanne Walsh, Senior Program Officer, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Susan Zielinski, Managing Director, SMART, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

Akron

Daniel Colantone, President and CEO, Greater Akron Chamber
Eric Johnson, Executive Director, University Park Alliance

Albany

Johanna Duncan-Poitier, Deputy for the Education Pipeline, State University of New York 
George Philip, President, University at Albany

Ann Arbor

Dan Gilmartin, Executive Director, Michigan Municipal League

Atlanta

Albert Bogaard, CEO, Parkmobile USA, Inc.
Brian Leary, President & CEO, Atlanta Beltline, Inc.
Brian McGowan, President and CEO, Atlanta Development Authority
A.J. Robinson, President, Central Atlanta Progress, Inc.

Baltimore

Timothy Armbruster, President, Goldseker Foundation

Billings

John Walsh, Director, MSU Billings, Urban Institute

Binghamton

C. Pater Magrath, Interim President, Binghamton University 

Boston

Scott Griffith, Chairman and CEO, Zipcar
Paul Grogan, President and CEO, The Boston Foundation
Mary Jo Meisner, Vice President for Communications, Community Relations, and Public Affairs, The Boston Foundation
James Rooney, Vice President, Massachusetts High Technology Council

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 at Chicago
Rita Athas, President, World Business Chicago
Richard M. Daley, Former Mayor, City of Chicago
Philip Enquist, Partner, SOM
George Franco, Chairman and CEO, National Financial Corporation
Robert L. Gallucci, President, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Dennis H. Holtschneider, President, DePaul University
Danielle Kaynor, Business Innovationist
Bruce Mau, Chief Creative Officer, Bruce Mau Design
Terry Mazany, President and CEO, Chicago Community Trust
Charles Middleton, President, Roosevelt University
Maura Shea, Design Strategy Consultant
Robert Weissbourd, President, RW Ventures, LLC
Robert Zimmer, President, University of Chicago

Cincinnati

Eric Avner, Vice President, The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile Jr./US Bank Foundation
Bill Cunningham, Director, NKU Entrepreneurship Institute
Jeff Edmondson, Executive Director, Strive
Elizabeth Edwards, Principal, Metro Innovation
David Ginsburg, President and CEO, Downtown Cincinnati Inc.
Fr. Michael Graham, President, Xavier University
Jan Hillard, Associate Provost, Northern Kentucky University
Gary Lindgren, President and CEO, Cincinnati Business Committee
Timothy Maloney, President, The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile Jr./US Bank Foundation
Mary McCullough-Hudson, President & CEO, Fine Arts Fund
Doug McDonald, President & CEO, Cincinnati Museum Center
Kathryn Merchant, President & CEO, Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Ross Meyer, Director, Greater Cincinnati Workforce Network
Jill Meyer, Member-in-Charge, Frost Brown Todd
Eric Rademacher, Director, Institute for Policy Research, University of Cincinnati
Bill Scheyer, President & CEO, Vision 2015
Dacia Snider, Publisher, Soapbox Media
Mary Stagaman, Executive Director, Agenda 360
Bill Thiemann, Chief Customer Officer, LPK
Ellen van der Horst, President and CEO, The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber
Jim Votruba, President, Northern Kentucky University
Carla Walker, Chief of Staff, City of Cincinnati
Byron White, Associate Vice President, Xavier University

Cleveland

David Abbott, Executive Director, The George Gund Foundation
Ronald M. Berkman, President, Cleveland State University
Mark Coticchia, Vice President for Economic Development, Case Western Reserve University
Chuck Ratner, President and CEO, Forest City Enterprises
Chris Ronayne, President, University Circle Inc.

Columbus

Michael Coleman, Mayor, City of Columbus
Alex Fischer, President & CEO, The Columbus Partnership
E. Gordon Gee, President, The Ohio State University
Doug Kridler, President and CEO, The Columbus Foundation
Bob Milbourne, Board Member, CEOs for Cities

Dayton

Sandy Gudorf, President, Downtown Dayton Partnership

Detroit

Kate Baker, Director of Development, Wayne State University
Brian Balasia, CEO, Digerati
Dave Bing, Mayor, City of Detroit
Omar Blaik, President and CEO, U3 Ventures
Dave Blaszkiewicz, President, Detroit Investment Fund
Brian Boyle, Partner, Issue Media Group
Robin Boyle, Professor and Chair, Wayne State University
Matt Cullen, President & COO, Rock Enterprises
Mike Duggan, President and CEO, Detroit Medical Center
David Egner, President and CEO, Hudson-Webber Foundation and New Economy Initiative
Alex Feldman, Associate, U3 Ventures
Dan Gilmartin, Executive Director, Michigan Municipal League
Allan Gilmour, President, Wayne State University
Robert Gregory, President, Detroit 300 Conservancy
Gary Heidel, Interim Executive Director, Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Paul Hillegonds, Senior Vice-President, DTE Energy
George Jackson, President, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
Ann Lang, President and CEO, Downtown Detroit Partnership
Susan T. Mosey, President, University Cultural Center Association
Mariam Noland, President, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Rip Rapson, President and CEO, The Kresge Foundation
Richard Rogers, President, College for Creative Studies
Olga Savic Stella, Vice-President, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
Nancy Schlichting, President and CEO, Henry Ford Health System
John Talmage, President and CEO, Social Compact

East Lansing

Lou Anna Simon, President, Michigan State University

Flint

Dayne Walling, Mayor, City of Flint
Dale Weighill, President & CEO, Resource Genesee

Grand Rapids

Jim Dunlap, Regional Banking Group President, Huntington Bank
James P. Hackett, President and CEO, Steelcase
George Heartwell, Mayor, City of Grand Rapids
Bill Hosinger-Robinson, Executive Director, ArtPrize
Ginny Seyferth, President, Seyferth and Associates Inc.
Gregory Sundstrom, City Manager, City of Grand Rapids

Houston

Catherine Mosbacher, President and CEO, Center for Houston's Future

Indianapolis

Maxwell Anderson, Director and CEO,Indianapolis Museum of Art
John Andrews, Partner, Shiel Sexton Construction Company
Charles Bantz, Chancellor, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
David Becker, Chair and CEO, First Internet Bank of Indiana
Michael Bricker, Executive Director, People for Urban Progress
Timothy Carter, Director, Center for Urban Ecology, Butler University
Greg Fennig, Vice President of Supply Chain and Public Affairs, Indianapolis Power & Light Company
David Forsell, President, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
Matt Greller, Executive Director and CEO, Indiana Association of Cities & Towns
Tammie Jones, Senior Vice President, Public and Strategic Affairs, Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
Michael Kaufmann, Director of Special Projects and Civic Investment, Health and Hospital Corporation, Marion County, Indiana
Stuart Lowry, Director, Indianapolis Parks Department
Kevin McKinney, President, NUVO, Inc.
Brian Payne, President, Central Indiana Community Foundation
Gail Payne, Owner, The Goods: Thoughtful Marketing/Authentic Living
Jill Robinson Kramer, Senior Program Officer, Lumina Foundation for Education
Michael Twyman, Executive Director, Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
Jim Walker, Executive Director and Curator, Big Car Arts Collective
Tamara Zahn, President, Indianapolis Downtown, Inc.

Lansing

Gary Heidel, Executive Director, Michigan State Housing Development Authority

Louisville

Carolyn Gatz, Founding Director, Greater Louisville Project

Malibu

Sandra Kulli, President, Kulli Marketing

Memphis

Beth Flanagan, Director, Memphis Medical Center
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
A C Wharton, Mayor, City of Memphis
David Williams, President & CEO, Leadership Memphis

Miami

Eduardo Padron, President, Miami Dade College
Mark Rosenberg, President, Florida International University

Milwaukee

Julia Taylor, President, Greater Milwaukee Committee

New York

Jake Barton, Principal, Local Projects
Adrian Benepe, Commissioner, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
Joyce Brown, President, Fashion Institute of Technology 
Ruben Diaz, Jr., President, Bronx Borough
John LaRosa, President, SUNY Downstate Medical Center 
C. Peter Magrath, Interim President, Binghamton University 
Sean Mann, Program Coordinator, Michigan Municipal League 
Jack Quinn, President, Erie Community College 
David Smith, President, Upstate Medical University 
Sam Stanley, President, Stony Brook University 
Scott Stowell, Principal, OPEN
Veronica White, Executive Director, Center for Economic Opportunity
Robert D. Yaro, President, Regional Plan Association
Nancy Zimpher, Chancellor, State University of New York

Newark

Damon Rich, Urban Planner, City of Newark

Niagara

Paul Dyster, Mayor, City of Niagara Falls

Oberlin

Eric Norenberg, City Manager, City of Oberlin

Oklahoma City

Mick Cornett, Mayor, City of Oklahoma City
Peter Delaney, Chairman and CEO, OGE Energy Corp.
Robin Roberts Krieger, Executive Vice President, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber

Philadelphia

Feather Houstoun, President, William Penn Foundation
Michael A. Nutter, Mayor, City of Philadelphia
David Rubin, Principal, OLIN
Lily Yeh, Principal, Barefoot Artists 

Phoenix

Myra Millinger, President and CEO, Metro Phoenix Partnership for Arts and Culture

Pittsburgh

Don Carter, Director, Remaking Cities Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Tracy Certo, Board Member, Community Design Center of Pittsburgh
Mariann Geyer, Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Point Park University
Stefani Pashman, CEO, Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board
William Peduto, Councilman, City of Pittsburgh

Portland, Ore.

Laurel Dukehart, President, Gateway to College National Network
Erin Flynn, Director of Economic Development, Portland Development Commission
Monica Rimai, <p>Senior Vice Chancellor and COO,?State University of New York?</p>
Ethan Seltzer, Professor, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University
Wim Wiewel, President, Portland State University

Richmond

Edward Ayers, President, University of Richmond
Jack Berry, Executive Director, Richmond Renaissance
Sherrie Brach, CEO, United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg
Suzette Denslow, Chief of Staff, City of Richmond
Brent Farmer, Principal, Baskervill & Son
Kathryn M. Fessler, Corporate Contributions, Altria Group, Inc.
Dwight C. Jones, Mayor, City of Richmond
Laura Lafayette, CEO, Richmond Association of REALTORS®
Darcy Oman, President and CEO, The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia
Michael Rao, President, Virginia Commonwealth University
Kim Scheeler, President & CEO, Greater Richmond Chamber
Tom Silvestri, President & Publisher, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Robert C. Sledd, Board Member, Venture Richmond
Jim Ukrop, Chairman, First Market Bank
Beverly Warren, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University
Greg Wingfield, President, Greater Richmond Partnership

Riverside, CA

Ronald O. Loveridge, Mayor, City of Riverside

Rochester

Anne Kess, President, Monroe Community College

San Francisco

Diane Filippi, Director of the Urban Center, SPUR
Abhi Nemani, Director of Strategy and Communications, Code for America

San José

Jennifer Andaluz, Founder, Downtown College Prep
Muhammed Chaudhry, President and CEO, Silicon Valley Education Foundation
Eleanor Glass, Chief Giving Officer, Community Foundation Silicon Valley
Russ Hancock, President and CEO, Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network
Kip Harkness, Director, Strong Neighborhoods, City of San Jose
Jeanine Hawk, Acting Chancellor, City College/Evergreen Community College District
Carol Leigh Hutton, President and CEO, United Way Silicon Valley
Jeff Janssen, Senior Policy Advisory, City of San Jose, Mayor’s Office
Sam Liccardo, City Councilmember, City of San Jose, Mayor’s Office
Michelle Mann, Senior Director, Adobe
Connie Martinez, Managing Director and CEO, 1st ACT Silicon Valley
Chuck Reed, Mayor, City of San Jose
Gerry Selter, Provost, San Jose State University
Bill Souders, Senior Director, Cisco Networking Academy, Cisco Systems
Kim Walesh, Director, City of San Jose, Office of Economic Development
Charles Weis, Superintendent, Santa Clara County Office of Education
Jon Whitmore, President, San Jose State University

St. Louis

Dick Fleming, President & CEO, St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association

Stamford, CT

Kip Bergstrom, Executive Director, Urban Redevelopment Commission
Dannel P. Malloy, Mayor, City of Stamford

Stony Brook

Sam Stanley, President, Stony Brook University 

Syracuse

Nancy Cantor, Chancellor and President, Syracuse University
Kathy Goldfarb-Findling, Vice President, Near West Side Initiative
Marilyn Higgins, Vice President of Community Engagement, Syracuse University
David Smith, President, Upstate Medical University 

Tampa

Deanne Roberts, Chairman, ChappellRoberts
Stuart Rogel, President and CEO, Tampa Bay Partnership

Tempe

Michael Crow, President, Arizona State University

Toronto

Julia Deans, CEO, Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance

Tulsa

Michael Neal, President and CEO, Tulsa Metro Chamber