State and Local Leadership Challenges in the Age of COVID-19

Penn IUR and The Volcker Alliance hosted a virtual panel with state and local leaders to discuss the unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and to offer strategies for effective governance amid the rollout of vaccines and pending economic recovery measures. The keynote address was presented by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.

The event also featured Wendell Pritchett, Provost and James S. Riepe Presidential Professor of Law and Education; Richard Ravitch, former Lieutenant Governor, New York State, and Volcker Alliance Director; Tom Davis, Former Member, United States House of Representatives; Elizabeth Kellar, Director of Public Policy, International City/County Management Association; Michael Nutter, former Mayor, City of Philadelphia; and Michael Useem, William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management, The Wharton School. William Glasgall, Penn IUR Fellow and Volcker Alliance Senior Vice President and Director of State and Local Initiatives, and Penn IUR Co-Director Susan Wachter served as moderators.

This event was presented by Penn IUR's Initiative for State and Local Fiscal Stability, which aims to inform policy and improve the fiscal relationship between the U.S. government and states and municipalities by engaging experts from academia, labor, the financial world, and all levels of governance through public convenings and publications. A recap of the event can be found in the March 2021 issue of Urban Link.