Mayor Young selected for Harvard leadership training program

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mayor Paul Young has been selected for the eighth class of the Bloomberg Harvard Leadership Initiative .

He joins 39 other mayors from 11 countries to participate in the year-long professional management training program.

The program is intended to equip mayors and senior city leaders with “tools and expertise to expand their problem-solving capacity, strengthen their city halls and improve outcomes for residents as cities confront increasingly global challenges.”

“It is an honor to be invited to participate, and I am excited about what the opportunity will mean for our community,” Young said. “Being better able to use data to guide our work and recruit the right partners to further our city-enhancing strategies will pay dividends for our entire region.”

The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative brings together Harvard faculty, staff and students, alongside experts from Bloomberg Philanthropies’ global network, to work with the mayors and their senior officials over the course of one year.

Utilizing a combination of classroom, virtual and field-based learnings and offerings, the Initiative is meant to “help these leaders bolster their teams’ use of data and evidence, drive collaboration and innovation across sectors and deliver impact for communities.”

To begin participation, Young will join Harvard faculty and management leaders in New York City for a four-day “immersive” classroom experience.

Two senior leaders from each of the 40 participating cities, including Memphis, will begin their participation in the program in August.

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