
James Anderson
@jamesanderson
Lead for Bloomberg Philanthropies' public sector innovation programs | dad of twins | swimmer | Brooklyn | 🏳️🌈
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12-07-2009 14:36:04
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Our infrastructure crisis is real & the clock is ticking. The new administration has a ready-made opportunity to pick up the baton & finish the business of upgrading the nation’s roads, bridges and grid—they should take it. More in The Washington Post: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

"If Trump wants to show that government exists to serve the public, not to impede progress, and that it can work not just in theory, but in practice, this is his opportunity," James Anderson writes. wapo.st/3Qe0Bxr




We’ve always known national context shapes cities' opportunity space. What UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose’s emerging research offers is a framework to make that actionable—a way to diagnose and strengthen local capacity to solve complex problems. Exciting work to follow. medium.com/iipp-blog/unle…

“Sit with the child, open the book and read” Grab a small bit of the “embodied” life while there’s still some left. Ross Douthat with the secret history. Masterful essay. nytimes.com/2025/04/19/opi…

Beyond incredible — congrats Team Brandon M. Scott!

There’s massive potential for #localgov to lead on human-centered digital services and responsible AI. Great to join Jennifer White with two Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance mayors—Tim Kelly & Mayor Matt Mahan—on how real digital transformation is being built from the



Mayors like Mayor Bruce Harrell have been leading the charge in fixing and improving the municipal engine, building the key 21st century skillsets and mindsets needed to do government in more data-driven, creative and people-centered ways. bloombergcities.jhu.edu/news/mayors-pl…



For cities to proactively meet 21st-century challenges, they need to invest in their dynamic capabilities. This means building coalitions, navigating politics, and learning from experimentation and co-creation, which differs by context. Thank you to James Anderson, Ruth Puttick,
