BUCPUA’s Kevin Flakes Named BU Initiative on Cities’ 2019 Summer Fellow

The Boston University (BU) Initiative on Cities (IOC) recently shared the 2019 class of Summer Fellows. Fellows work closely with local governments on projects that demonstrate a commitment to urban leadership. Kevin Flakes was named one of BU IOC’s Summer 2019 Fellows. Kevin graduated from University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth with a BS in Accounting, and is currently pursuing a master’s in Urban Affairs with special interest in urban inequalities, opportunity and capacity building strategies.

Before entering the program, Kevin consulted for banking clients such as Santander Bank and Brown Brothers Harriman as a business analyst. In that role, he helped deliver solutions to mitigate risk, eliminate inefficiencies, implement new systems and the improve the customer experience. Kevin looks to combine his experience as a business analyst with his interests to deliver efficient and equitable solutions for the city of Providence.