Mayor Jimmy Gray has started his involvement in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, a program that unites mayors from various locations to explore new leadership strategies. This initiative is a collaboration between Bloomberg Philanthropies, Harvard Kennedy School, and Harvard Business School, aiming to equip municipal leaders with skills to tackle local challenges and improve city governance.
Mayor Gray previously attended the Program for New Mayors in December before assuming office on January 1. He joins 46 other mayors from 17 countries in this year’s class.
“I am very excited to begin my participation in the ninth class of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative,” Mayor Gray stated. “Before taking office in January, I benefited so much from attending the center’s Program for New Mayors, and now I am building on that experience by working with dozens of other mayors from the U.S. and around the world. We are learning from each other, from Harvard’s exceptional faculty and staff, and from Bloomberg Philanthropies’ international network of leaders and experts. I hope to apply what I learn from this program in ways that will make our City Hall more efficient and that will make Hampton a better place to live and work for all of our residents.”
The initiative uses resources from both Harvard faculty and Bloomberg Philanthropies’ network for comprehensive sessions aimed at developing leadership abilities without offering specific policy recommendations.
Since its inception in 2017, the program has trained 359 mayors and over 635 senior officials globally. Former Hampton Mayor Donnie Tuck also participated in this program back in 2022.
For more information about the initiative, further details are available online.
