Ceos For Cities Now Forward Cities

CEOs for Cities is the only national nonprofit organization with an ongoing national network of cross-sector, cross-generation urban leaders focused on making cities more connected, innovative, and talented and investing in your city’s distinctive assets- We curate smart ideas and benchmark city success through our City Vitals- We connect cross-sector leaders through our network of City Clusters- We catalyze collaborative change through our City Dividends- We accelerate progress through our Dividend Prize Challenges. While Washington postures and argues, change is happening across America from the bottom up. The laboratories of this change are cities and surrounding metro regions. In an era where federal and state governments are increasingly hyper-partisan and dysfunctional, budgets are tight, and the world is evolving at lightning speed, it is critical for cities and metropolitan regions to take control not only of their futures but the nation’s future. Cities are big enough to make an impact and small enough to make things happen quickly and effectively. The future belongs to those cities and regions who can frame their opportunities and challenges, act in ways that demonstrate measurable progress, and connect and engage with the smartest people and the smartest ideas in the most places and in the most ways. In the words of Steve Jobs, the cities and regions that “tear down walls, build bridges, and light fires” will be the ones that change their future.