Economic Development

Urban Leadership Awardee Joseph P. Riley, Jr.
Mayor, City of Charleston, South Carolina
Urban Development State & Local Finance
Urban Leadership Awardee Donna E. Shalala
President, University of Miami Former Secretary, US Department of Health and Human Services
Urban Development State & Local Finance
Urban Leadership Awardee M. Susan Savage
Secretary of State, Oklahoma
State & Local Finance
Urban Leadership Awardee Bruce Katz
Vice President and Founding Director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution
Urban Development State & Local Finance
Urban Leadership Awardee Parris Glendening, President, Smart Growth Leadership Institute; former Governor, Maryland (2009)
President, Smart Growth Leadership Institute Former Governor, Maryland
Urban Development State & Local Finance
Urban Leadership Awardee Shirley Franklin
Former Mayor, City of Atlanta, Georgia
State & Local Finance
Urban Leadership Awardee Jane Golden
Executive Director, City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program
Urban Development
Urban Leadership Awardee Derek R.B. Douglas
President of the Civic Committee and the Commercial Club of Chicago Vice President for Civic Engagement, University of Chicago Former Special Assistant to President Barack Obama, White House Domestic Policy Council
State & Local Finance
Urban Leadership Awardee Jeremy Nowak
President, J Nowak and Associates Previous Board Chair, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
State & Local Finance
Article September 29, 2026 Penn IUR Engages Global Partners on Climate Finance and Resilience During Climate Week NYC Penn IUR played an active role during Climate Week NYC, convening discussions on climate finance, resilience, investment, and governance with researchers, policymakers, city and state officials, international organizations, financial institutions, and private-sector leaders.  State & Local Finance Anchor Institutions
Urban Leadership Awardee Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
Mayor, Freetown, Sierra Leone
State & Local Finance
Oct 29 11:00 am Special Briefing on Data Centers: Will they power the US economy or bog it down in a swamp of controversy? Speakers:  William Glasgall Susan Wachter Eugénie L. Birch Amanda Kass Thomas Sanchez Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh Urban Development State & Local Finance
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Fellow in Urban Leadership Nicolas West
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
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Fellow in Urban Leadership Charlotte Kemp
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
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Fellow in Urban Leadership Ryan Rodriguez
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
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Fellow in Urban Leadership Michael Shapiro
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
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Fellow in Urban Leadership Danielle Esan
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
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Fellow in Urban Leadership Federico Ramírez
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
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Fellow in Urban Leadership Rachel Wang
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
News April 28, 2026 Bipartisan Push to Protect Taxpayers in GSE Privatization As Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac move closer to privatization, bipartisan lawmakers and Susan Wachter are converging on one key safeguard: codifying credit risk transfer protections to shield taxpayers from future mortgage losses. State & Local Finance

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