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Pomona Mayor Joins Municipal Leaders From Around the World In Fifth Class Of Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

POMONA – Mayor Tim Sandoval is back in school.  This week, he joins 37 other mayors chosen for an intensive education program to explore the latest in leadership and management practices with the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.

They come from places like Bogota, Colombia; Amarillo, Texas; Caruaru, Brazil; Baltimore, Maryland, Mannheim, Germany; Canada; Tshwane, South Africa; and Riverside, California.

Also from Riga, Latvia; Montevideo, Uruguay; Kansas City, Missouri; Gdansk, Poland; Fremont, California; Green Bay, Wisconsin, and St. Louis, Missouri.

As a member of the Initiative’s Class of 2021-22, Mayor Sandoval is part of a class of mayors participating in a program delivered by faculty from Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School as well as world-class experts from Bloomberg Philanthropies’ global network.

The yearlong program launches with a three-day convening for mayors in New York City beginning Sunday, September 26, 2021, which Mayor Sandoval is attending at no cost to the city. Each day of the convening, mayors will attend classroom sessions focused on the latest management and leadership practices, using case studies and workshops developed at Harvard.

"I’m honored to be selected to participate in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative and join 37 mayors from across the world to learn and grow together to better meet the needs of our cities,” said Pomona Mayor Tim Sandoval.  "To be in a learning environment with mayors led by faculty from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Harvard Business School, and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government gives us an opportunity to share ideas and learn new strategies as we confront the most pressing issues of the day.  Serving the residents of Pomona is privilege and this experience will equip me to better serve them. 

Collectively, Harvard University and Bloomberg Philanthropies aim to help mayors and their leadership teams manage the complexities of running a city, and to give these leaders opportunities to learn from one another. The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative will connect Mayor Sandoval to some of the university’s top educators, coaching from experts, a network of peers, and technical assistance. The program provides an opportunity to share practices and learn from fellow mayors about the promising ideas that are helping to enhance the quality of life in cities around the world.

Mayor Sandoval’s participation in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative – including tuition, accommodation, meals, and airfare – is fully funded by the program. Michael R. Bloomberg, founder Bloomberg Philanthropies and three-term mayor of New York City, collaborated with Harvard University leadership to create the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative in 2017.