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
George Franco, Chairman and CEO, National Financial Corporation
Daniel Hamburger, President and CEO, DeVry Inc.
Phillip Henderson, President, Surdna Foundation
Todd Hoffman, President, Collegia
Alberto Ibarguen, President and CEO, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Angie Lathrop, Senior Vice President, Bank of America
Christine McEntee, CEO, The American Institute of Architects
Jamie Merisotis, President & CEO, Lumina Foundation for Education
John Norquist, President and CEO, Congress for the New Urbanism
Sharon Thomas Parrott, Senior Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs, DeVry Inc.
Judith Rodin, President, The Rockefeller Foundation
Vickie Tassan, CRA Executive, GMAC Financial Services
Jill Wohlford, Director of Planning and Organizational Learning, Lumina Foundation for Education

Akron

Daniel Colantone, President and CEO, Greater Akron Chamber
Ken Stapleton, Executive Director, University Park Alliance

Ann Arbor

Dan Gilmartin, Executive Director, Michigan Municipal League

Atlanta

Ernestine Garey, Interim President, Atlanta Development Authority
Brian Leary, 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

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
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, 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 - Chicago
Rita Athas, President, World Business Chicago
Richard M. Daley, Mayor, City of Chicago
Robert L. Gallucci, President, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Dennis H. Holtschneider, President, DePaul University
Marilyn Katz, President, MK Communications
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
Myrita Craig, Director, Agenda 360, The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber
Bill Cunningham, Director, NKU Entrepreneurship Institute
Steve Denis, Director of Government Affairs & Economic Development, Cincinnati Business Committee
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
Sean Rhiney, Managing Editor, Soapbox Media
A.J. Schaeffer, Board Chairman, Vision 2015
Bill Scheyer, President & CEO, Vision 2015
Dacia Snider, Publisher, Soapbox Media
Mary Stagaman, Director - Center for the City, University of Cincinnati
Bill Thiemann, Chief Customer Officer, LPK
Ellen van der Horst, President and CEO, The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber
Craig Vogel, Associate Dean, College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, University of Cincinnati
Jim Votruba, President, Northern Kentucky University
Carla Walker, Chief of Staff, City of Cincinnati
Byron White, Associate Vice President, Xavier University
Gregory Williams, President, University of Cincinnati

Cleveland

David Abbott, Executive Director, The George Gund Foundation
Ronald M. Berkman, President, Cleveland State 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

Dallas

Pamela Humphrey, Member and Community Relations Manager, North Texas Housing Coalition
Albert Martin, Executive Director, North Texas Housing Coalition 

Dayton

Sandy Gudorf, President, Downtown Dayton Partnership

Detroit

Brian Balasia, CEO, Digerati
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
Katy Locker, Program Director, Hudson-Webber Foundation
Susan T. Mosey, President, University Cultural Center Association
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

East Lansing

Lou Anna Simon, President, Michigan State University

Flint

Ruth Person, Chancellor, University of Michigan-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
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

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
Greg Fennig, Vice President of Supply Chain and Public Affairs, Indianapolis Power & Light Company
David Forsell, President, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
Tammie Jones, Senior Vice President, Public and Strategic Affairs, Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
Michael Kaufman, CEO, The Kinetic Project
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

Denyse Ferguson, President and CEO, Leap, Inc.
Keith Molin, Executive Director, Michigan State Housing Development Authority

Louisville

Carolyn Gatz, Founding Director, Greater Louisville Project

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
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

Miquela Craytor, Executive Director, Sustainable South Bronx
Ruben Diaz, Jr., President, Bronx Borough
Robert D. Yaro, President, Regional Plan Association
Nancy Zimpher, Chancellor, State University of New York

Niagara

Paul Dyster, Mayor, City of Niagara Falls
Joseph Levesque C.M., President, Niagara University

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

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

Phoenix

Myra Millinger, President and CEO, MPAC – Metro Phoenix Partnership for Arts and Culture
Cyd West, Director of Economic Development, MPAC – Metro Phoenix Partnership for Arts and Culture

Pittsburgh

Tracy Certo, Board Member, Community Design Center of Pittsburgh
William P. Getty, President, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Mariann Geyer, Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Point Park University
Doug Heuck, Program Manager, Pittsburgh Regional Indicators Project
Ellen Kight, President, Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development
Stephen Lee, Professor and Head, School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University
Anne-Marie Lubenau, Executive Director, Community Design Center of Pittsburgh
Sally Mizerak, President, Performance Drivers, Inc.
Kim O'Dell, Heinz Family Foundation
Dan Onorato, Chief Executive, Allegheny County
Stefani Pashman, 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
Chelsa Wagner, Representative, State of Pennsylvania

Portland, Ore.

Erin Flynn, Director of Economic Development, Portland Development Commission
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
Greg Wingfield, President, Greater Richmond Partnership

Riverside, CA

Ronald O. Loveridge, Mayor, City of Riverside

San Francisco

Diane Filippi, Director of the Urban Center, SPUR

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
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
Paul Krutko, Chief Development Officer, City of San José
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, Chief Strategist, City of San Jose
Charles Weis, Superintendent, Santa Clara County Office of Education
Jon Whitmore, President, San Jose State University

Seattle

Elizabeth Dunn, Consulting Director, Preservation Green Lab
Norman Rice, President and CEO, The Seattle Foundation

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

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

Tampa

Pam Iorio, Mayor, City of Tampa
Deanne Roberts, Chairman, ChappellRoberts
Stuart Rogel, President and CEO, Tampa Bay Partnership
Jerome Ryans, President and CEO, Tampa Housing Authority

Tempe

Michael Crow, President, Arizona State University

Tulsa

Michael Neal, President and CEO, Tulsa Metro Chamber