Thirteen grads assume new roles as Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellows

The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, a program of the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University, has named 13 recent Harvard graduates to the third cohort of the Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellowship. These emerging leaders will support cities around the United States in developing and deepening their capabilities to address pressing municipal challenges.

The City Hall Fellows are matched with cities that have participated in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative’s yearlong program for mayors and senior city leaders.

Read more about the fellows, their host cities, and initial fellowship focus.

The Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellowship places Harvard master’s or professional degree graduates into leadership positions in city halls, where they apply their skills to create lasting change and help build capabilities in city government. The fellows help their host cities tackle pressing and significant challenges identified by each mayor. Central to each fellow’s work is strengthening the host city’s capacity to sustain the work beyond the two-year fellowship term, continuing to innovate and serve city residents in areas such as housing, workforce and economic development, and public safety.

“As our third cohort of fellows reports for work in city halls across the U.S., I know this capable group will deliver meaningful results alongside the city hall teams they are joining,” said Snapper Poche, program director for city support at the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. 

“The fellows’ perspectives, experiences, and skillsets are equal to the diversity of challenges city governments must address. Previous fellows helped their cities reduce gun violence, expand civic engagement, implement climate resilience measures, take steps to revitalize underserved neighborhoods, and much more. I can’t wait to see what the new fellows, working with their city’s leadership, will accomplish over the coming two years for the benefit of city residents,” Poche added.

The third cohort includes graduates from Harvard Business School, the Harvard Graduate School of Design, the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard Kennedy School, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Together with the second cohort, more than two dozen fellows are now working to create lasting change in cities. 

Fellows receive a competitive salary and benefits; robust professional development opportunities; cohort learning through the two years, including in-person convenings and numerous opportunities to interact with and learn from peers, Bloomberg Harvard staff, and faculty; and a unique opportunity to work closely with city officials to help make a difference in residents’ lives.

Visit the Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellowships page for more information.