First elected in 2019, Mayor Kate Gallego has raised Phoenix to be a global leader in bioscience, technology, research, advanced manufacturing, and climate resiliency. Under her leadership, Phoenix is now known as the most sustainable desert city in the United States. From establishing the nation’s first publicly funded Office of Heat Response and Mitigation, launching the successful cool pavement pilot, leading the charge on building EV charging infrastructure, to using cutting-edge tech to ensure our access to clean drinking water, Phoenix is ready to adapt and thrive in the years to come.

Mayor Kate Gallego is the second elected female Mayor in Phoenix history and one of the youngest big city Mayors in the United States.  In November 2020, she was returned to office with the highest number of votes ever cast for a mayoral candidate in Phoenix.

A graduate of Harvard University, she earned an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. She currently serves on The SDSN Global Commission for Urban SDG Finance, joining a high-level group of mayors, experts, city networks, and scholars working to help cities access financing for projects that advance the Sustainable Development Goals.