{"id":7823,"date":"2019-04-07T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T10:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/?page_id=7823"},"modified":"2026-05-30T02:44:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T06:44:38","slug":"external-advisory-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/who-we-are\/external-advisory-board\/","title":{"rendered":"External Advisory Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Initiative on Cities is proud to convene leading city officials, urban scholars, and other experts on our External Advisory Board (EAB). With a diverse range of perspectives, the IOC\u2019s EAB counsels our staff on emerging urban trends and issues, helping to shape the Initiative on Cities\u2019 priorities.<\/p>\n<h2>Current Board<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/julianagyeman.com\/bio\/\"><strong>Julian Agyeman<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nProfessor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcnuej.org\/isabelle-anguelovski-bio\/\">Isabelle Anguelovski<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Director of the Barcelona Laboratory for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonfed.org\/people\/bank\/prabal-chakrabarti.aspx\"><strong>Prabal Chakrabarti<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonfed.org\/people\/bank\/prabal-chakrabarti.aspx\"><\/a><br \/>\nExecutive Vice President and Community Affairs Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dominic Moulden<br \/>\n<\/strong>Artist and Community Organizer; Member, ONE DC, Right to Resources Committee<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sandra-b-henriquez-7166446\/\"><strong>Sandra B. Henriquez<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nFormer Chief Executive Officer of the Detroit Housing Commission<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.derekhyra.com\/about\"><strong>Derek Hyra<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nProfessor of Public Administration and Policy and Founding Director, Metropolitan Policy Center, American University<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/profile\/katharine-lusk\/\">Katharine Lusk<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nExecutive Director of the Boston Planning Advisory Council, Former Co-Director of the Initiative on Cities<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/our-team\/david-miller\/\">David Miller<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><em>Former Mayor of Toronto<\/em><br \/>\nManaging Director of the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpool.ac.uk\/heseltine-institute\/people\/chris-murray\/\"><strong>Chris Murray<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nConsultant and Founder of Urban Psyche, Former Director of Core Cities UK<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lincolninst.edu\/about-lincoln-institute\/people\/enrique-silva\"><b>Enrique Silva<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nChief Program Officer, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Past Board Members<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For past members&#8217; full bios, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/who-we-are\/external-advisory-board\/eab-bios\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jamie Alderslade<br \/>\n<\/strong>Director, Impact and Insights, Citi Community Investing and Development<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andrea Coleman<br \/>\n<\/strong>Government Innovation, Bloomberg Philanthropies<\/li>\n<li><strong>Luis Ricardo Fraga<br \/>\n<\/strong>Professor of Transformative Latino Leadership and Political Science, University of Notre Dame<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bruce Katz<br \/>\n<\/strong>Director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab, Drexel University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pam Kocher<br \/>\n<\/strong>President, Boston Municipal Research Bureau<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alan Leventhal<br \/>\n<\/strong>Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Beacon Capital Partners<\/li>\n<li><strong>Virginia Mayer<br \/>\n<\/strong>Washington Representative for the City of Boston, Director, National Conference of Democratic Mayors<\/li>\n<li><strong>George W. McCarthy<br \/>\n<\/strong>President and Chief Executive Officer, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cathy E. Minehan<br \/>\n<\/strong>Former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; Co-Chair, Boston Women&#8217;s Workforce Council<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michael Nutter <\/strong><em>Former Mayor of Philadelphia<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>David N. Dinkins Professor of Professional Practice in Urban and Public Policy, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mindy Thompson Fullilove<br \/>\n<\/strong>Co-Founder, Cities Research Group, MD, Professor of Urban Policy and Health, The New School<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryan Whalen<br \/>\n<\/strong>Associate Partner, Albright Stonebridge Group; Former Senior Advisor, Bloomberg Philanthropies; Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for States and Implementation, White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Initiative on Cities is proud to convene leading city officials, urban scholars, and other experts on our External Advisory Board (EAB). With a diverse range of perspectives, the IOC\u2019s EAB counsels our staff on emerging urban trends and issues, helping to shape the Initiative on Cities\u2019 priorities. 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