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Cities that Work

Our council

The Cities that Work council is responsible for the strategic steering and knowledge leadership behind the initiative.

The Cities that Work Council provides research, policy, and strategic leadership and direction for the initiative and its outreach. It is made up of leading policymakers, practitioners, and academics who have an in-depth understanding of opportunities and challenges for urban policymaking.

Current council members

Edward Glaeser

Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, Harvard University

Paul Collier

Director, IGC and Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Oxford

Jennifer Musisi

Senior Advisor, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Tony Venables

Professor of Economics, University of Manchester

Victoria Delbridge(Head of Cities that Work, IGC) is responsible for implementing Council decisions. She leads theCities that Work&Research and Operations Team.

Oliver Harman, Juliana Oliveira-Cunha, and Shahrukh Wani form part of the Research and Operations Team of Cities that Work. They work closely with researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in developing policy orientated syntheses of knowledge, and a network of individuals dedicated to putting this knowledge into practice.