Politics

World Thinkers 2015: Bruce Katz

Policy advisor and academic. United States

February 16, 2015
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A former advisor to Barack Obama, Katz published The Metropolitan Revolution with Jennifer Bradley in 2014, in which they outlined the importance of a network of global trading cities. Currently a vice president of the Brookings Institution, he focuses on the health and prosperity of cities and metropolitan areas.



Further reading:

Why Manchester worksJonathan Derbyshire applies Katz's theories to the Lancashire city.

A Metro 'Revolution': Cities, Suburbs Do What Washington Can'tNPR interviews Bruce Katz on his book, The Metropolitan Revolution.

Bruce Katz on Twitter

Bruce Katz profile at the Brookings Institute