{"id":73,"date":"2015-03-16T12:13:59","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T16:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/fiscalsummit\/?page_id=73"},"modified":"2015-04-22T14:20:20","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T18:20:20","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/fiscalsummit\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Current and Former Elected Officials<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/42\/Michaelcapuano.jpeg\/220px-Michaelcapuano.jpeg\" height=\"167\" width=\"137\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Congressman Michael E. Capuano<\/strong>, 7th District, Massachusetts (<a href=\"http:\/\/capuano.house.gov\/bio\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Benjamin-headshot-e1429111993900.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Benjamin-headshot-478x636.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-157 \" height=\"215\" width=\"162\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mayor Stephen Benjamin\u00a0<span>\u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Mayor of Columbia, SC; Chair,\u00a0Municipal\u00a0Bonds for America (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stevebenjamin.com\/about_steve\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Driscoll-headshot-photo-e1429037022349.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Driscoll-headshot-photo-e1429037022349.jpg\" alt=\"Driscoll headshot photo\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-153\" height=\"166\" width=\"149\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mayor Kimberley Driscoll<\/strong> &#8211; Mayor of Salem, MA (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.salem.com\/Pages\/SalemMA_Council\/bio\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cityoflawrence.com\/Data\/Sites\/1\/images\/mayorRivera.jpg\" height=\"176\" width=\"146\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mayor Dan Rivera<\/strong> \u2013 Mayor of Lawrence, MA (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityoflawrence.com\/biography.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cityofmadison.com\/mayor\/images\/mayorSoglin.jpg\" height=\"220\" width=\"147\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mayor Paul R. Soglin<\/strong> \u2013 Mayor of Madison, WI (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofmadison.com\/mayor\/about\/bio.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/03\/Angel-Tavares.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/03\/Angel-Tavares-422x636.jpg\" alt=\"Angel Tavares\" class=\"  wp-image-96 aligncenter\" height=\"247\" width=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/03\/Angel-Tavares-422x636.jpg 422w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/03\/Angel-Tavares.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mayor Angel Taveras<\/strong> &#8211; Former Mayor of Providence, RI and Litigation Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gtlaw.com\/People\/Angel-Taveras\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e4\/Mayor_Williams_Anthony.jpg\/220px-Mayor_Williams_Anthony.jpg\" height=\"217\" width=\"163\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mayor Anthony Williams<\/strong> \u2013 Former Mayor of Washington DC and CEO and Executive Director, Federal City Council (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckennalong.com\/professionals-TonyWilliams.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ci.fitchburg.ma.us\/government\/mayor\/Pictures\/Lisa_Wong_reduced_courtesy_.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" height=\"173\" width=\"162\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mayor Lisa Wong\u00a0<span>\u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Mayor of Fitchburg, MA (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ci.fitchburg.ma.us\/government\/mayor\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Additional Keynote Speakers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Brown-headshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Brown-headshot-e1429111866769.jpg\" alt=\"Brown headshot\" class=\" wp-image-156  aligncenter\" height=\"173\" width=\"167\" \/><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Robert Brown<\/strong> \u2013 President, Boston University (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/president\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-12-at-11.53.25-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-83 aligncenter\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-03-12 at 11.53.25 AM\" src=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-12-at-11.53.25-AM.png\" height=\"219\" width=\"165\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stacy Fox<\/strong> \u2013 Senior Vice President and General Council of DuPont; Former Deputy Emergency Manager, City of Detroit, MI (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dupont.com\/corporate-functions\/our-company\/leadership\/executive-leadership\/articles\/fox.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Metzenbaum-headshot-photo-e1428616437711.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Metzenbaum-headshot-photo-509x636.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-146 \" height=\"205\" width=\"164\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Metzenbaum-headshot-photo.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Shelley Metzenbaum<\/strong> &#8211; President, the Volcker Alliance (<a href=\"https:\/\/volckeralliance.org\/shelley-metzenbaum\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">____________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Balik-headshot-photo.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Balik-headshot-photo-e1429111739709.jpeg\" alt=\"Balik headshot photo\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-155 \" height=\"187\" width=\"170\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Justin Backal Balik<\/strong> &#8211; Manager of Public Policy and Government Affairs, A Better City<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/faculty\/profiles\/bios\/full-time\/images\/BeermannProfilePic.jpg\" height=\"168\" width=\"126\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Jack Beermann<\/strong> \u2013 Professor, Boston University School of Law; Harry Elwood Warren Scholar (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/faculty\/profiles\/bios\/full-time\/beermann_j.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Brett_Patrick.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Brett_Patrick.jpg\" alt=\"Brett_Patrick\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-167\" height=\"157\" width=\"101\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Patrick Brett<\/strong> &#8211; Managing Director, US Municipal Securities Division, Citi (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citibank.com\/transactionservices\/home\/docs\/BrettPatrickBioPage.pdf\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/polisci\/files\/2012\/08\/Katie.jpg\" height=\"202\" width=\"156\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Katherine Levine Einstein<\/strong> \u2013 Assistant Professor, Boston University (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/polisci\/people\/faculty\/katherine-levine-einstein\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Thomas-Green-headshot-e1428616523765.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Thomas-Green-headshot-e1428616523765.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-148 size-full aligncenter\" height=\"162\" width=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Thomas-Green-headshot-e1428616523765.jpg 162w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Thomas-Green-headshot-e1428616523765-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 162px) 100vw, 162px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Thomas H. Green\u00a0<span>\u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span>Managing Director\u00a0and Head, Citi U.S. Public Finance<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pfm.com\/uploadedimages\/bios\/2kaplan.jpg\" height=\"193\" width=\"197\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dean Kaplan<\/strong> \u2013 Managing Director, Public Financial Management (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pfm.com\/about-pfm\/professionals\/?professionalName=Dean_Kaplan\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/carsey.unh.edu\/sites\/carsey.unh.edu\/files\/styles\/faculty\/public\/media\/images\/experts\/KenyonBIO.jpeg?itok=shqHJgkm\" height=\"245\" width=\"163\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Daphne A. Kenyon<\/strong> \u2013 Fellow, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy; Economist, Principal at D.A. Kenyon &amp; Associate (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lincolninst.edu\/pubs\/1263_Faculty-Profile\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Kleine-headshot.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Kleine-headshot-e1428415091199.jpeg\" alt=\"Kleine headshot\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-141 \" height=\"172\" width=\"179\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Andrew Kleine<\/strong> &#8211; Budget Director, City of Baltimore, MD<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bostonfed.org\/economic\/econbios\/photos\/kodrzycki100.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" height=\"200\" width=\"133\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Yolanda K. Kodrzycki\u00a0<span>\u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Vice President and Director of New England Public Policy Center, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonfed.org\/economic\/econbios\/kodrzyck.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/opic.osu.edu\/kogan.18?aspect=p&amp;width=300&amp;cache_buster=1426176453&amp;default=https%3A%2F%2Fsample.asc.ohio-state.edu%2Fprofiles%2Fasc%2Fthemes%2Fq7%2Fimages%2Fuhall_bio_image.jpg\" height=\"236\" width=\"177\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Vladimir Kogan<\/strong> \u2013 Assistant Professor of Political Science, Ohio State University (<a href=\"https:\/\/polisci.osu.edu\/people\/kogan.18\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pfm.com\/uploadedimages\/bios\/Matte.jpg\" height=\"212\" width=\"207\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>June Matte<\/strong> \u2013 Managing Director, Public Financial Management (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pfm.com\/about-pfm\/professionals\/?professionalName=June_Matte\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/media\/p\/2\/000\/0b4\/096\/307eef9.jpg\" height=\"197\" width=\"197\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Christiana McFarland<\/strong> \u2013 Research Director, Center for City Solutions and Applied Research, National League of Cities<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pewtrusts.org\/~\/media\/Images\/Branding-and-Banners\/experts\/PCT_GregMennis\/pct_gregmennis_16x9.jpg?mh=281&amp;mw=500\" height=\"122\" width=\"216\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Greg Mennis<\/strong> \u2013 Director, Public Sector Retirement Systems, Pew Charitable Trusts (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewtrusts.org\/en\/about\/experts\/greg-mennis\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/mpr\/mpr\/shrink_200_200\/p\/2\/000\/023\/36d\/1ace333.jpg\" class=\" aligncenter\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Brian Pallasch\u00a0<span>\u2013 <\/span><\/strong>Managing Director for Government Relations and Infrastructure Initiatives, American Society of Civil Engineers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/sands.hbs.edu\/photos\/facstaff\/Ent220890.jpg\" height=\"192\" width=\"182\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Robert Pozen<\/strong> \u2013 Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School and Senior Fellow, Brookings (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/faculty\/Pages\/profile.aspx?facId=220890\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/massconvention.com\/assets\/board_of_directors\/board_members_leftover_mobile_0004_rw_rakow.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" height=\"211\" width=\"172\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ron Rakow\u00a0<span>\u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Commissioner, City of Boston Department of Assessing (<a href=\"http:\/\/massconvention.com\/about-us\/director\/ronald-w-rakow\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lafollette.wisc.edu\/media\/k2\/items\/cache\/15d9153ca1871474bceb0049b2da198b_S.jpg\" height=\"192\" width=\"192\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Andrew Reschovsky<\/strong> \u2013 Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs and Applied Economics, Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs; Fellow, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lafollette.wisc.edu\/faculty-staff\/emeritus-faculty\/andrew-reschovsky\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2013\/10\/David-Rosenbloom1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" height=\"176\" width=\"176\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>David Rosenbloom\u00a0<span>\u2013 <\/span><\/b><span>Chair<\/span><span>\u00a0and Professor of Health Policy and\u00a0Management; Boston University School of Public Health (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/david-rosenbloom\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Patrick-Sabol.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Patrick-Sabol.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Sabol\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-137\" height=\"162\" width=\"132\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Patrick Sabol<\/strong> \u2013 Senior Policy\/Research Assistant, Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/about\/programs\/metro\/staff\/sabolp\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/munkschool.utoronto.ca\/imfg\/staff_photos\/Enid_Slack.png\" class=\"alignnone\" height=\"164\" width=\"107\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Enid Slack\u00a0<span>\u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Director of Institute on\u00a0Municipal\u00a0Finance and Governance, Munk School of Global Affairs at University of Toronto (<a href=\"http:\/\/munkschool.utoronto.ca\/imfg\/about-imfg\/people\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/media\/p\/4\/005\/059\/030\/005175b.jpg\" height=\"163\" width=\"163\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>David Sweeney<\/strong> \u2013 Chief Financial Officer, City of Boston<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.umb.edu\/images\/centers_institutes\/center_collins_mgmt\/michaelward_mgs_Dec13_HB_staf.png\" class=\"alignnone\" height=\"190\" width=\"190\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Michael Ward\u00a0<span>\u2013<\/span><\/strong> Director of Municipal Services, Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management at University of Massachusetts, Boston (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.umb.edu\/cpm\/about\/staff#Ward\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/static.hwpi.harvard.edu\/files\/styles\/profile_full\/public\/evp\/files\/051214_weenick_meredith_147_605.jpg?itok=Mad4lk1f\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" height=\"220\" width=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Meredith Weenick<\/strong> \u2013 Former Chief Financial Officer, City of Boston; Vice President for Campus Services, Harvard University (<a href=\"http:\/\/evp.harvard.edu\/VP-Campus-Services\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Moderators<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Randall-Ellis-headshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Randall-Ellis-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Randall Ellis headshot\" class=\"  wp-image-147 aligncenter\" height=\"197\" width=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Randall Ellis<\/strong> &#8211; Professor, Boston University Department of Economics<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Alan-Feld-headshot.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Alan-Feld-headshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Alan-Feld-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Feld headshot\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-136\" height=\"200\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Alan Feld<\/strong> &#8211; Professor, Boston University School of Law; Maurice Poch Faculty Research Scholar (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/faculty\/profiles\/bios\/full-time\/feld_a.html\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anthonyflint.net\/images\/flint_color_cropped.jpg\" class=\" aligncenter\" height=\"213\" width=\"166\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Anthony Flint\u00a0<span>\u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Fellow and Director of Public Affairs, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (<strong><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anthonyflint.net\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/media.governing.com\/images\/mark-funkhouser1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" height=\"195\" width=\"195\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mark Funkhouser\u00a0<span>\u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Publisher, Governing Magazine (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.governing.com\/authors\/mark-funkhouser-director.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bucflp\/files\/2012\/04\/ckh-photo-2010-headshot-481x636.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" height=\"188\" width=\"142\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Cornelius\u00a0Hurley\u00a0<strong><span>\u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/b>Director of the Center for\u00a0Finance, Law, and Policy; Senior Provost, Boston University (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bucflp\/profile\/cornelius-hurley\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Klusk_headshot-3-e1428347161927.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Klusk_headshot-3-e1428347161927.jpg\" alt=\"Klusk_headshot 3\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-139\" height=\"160\" width=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Klusk_headshot-3-e1428347161927.jpg 275w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/04\/Klusk_headshot-3-e1428347161927-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 159px) 100vw, 159px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Katharine Lusk<\/strong> &#8211; Executive Director, Initiative on Cities (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/who-we-are\/leadership\/\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/smgapps.bu.edu\/images\/facstaff\/McCormackKristen.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" height=\"157\" width=\"157\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Kristen McCormack<\/strong>\u00a0<b><strong><span>\u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/b>Assistant Dean of Sector Initiatives and Faculty Director of the Institute for Nonprofit Management and Leadership, Boston University Questrom School of Business (<a href=\"http:\/\/smgapps.bu.edu\/mgmt_new\/profiles\/mccormackkristen.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/media\/p\/5\/000\/248\/2f1\/07e0240.jpg\" class=\" aligncenter\" height=\"163\" width=\"163\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sam Tyler\u00a0<span>\u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>President, Boston\u00a0Municipal\u00a0Research Bureau (<a href=\"http:\/\/bmrb.org\/about-us\/staff\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bio<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-25-at-2.16.19-PM-e1428347207696.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-25-at-2.16.19-PM-e1428347256535.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-03-25 at 2.16.19 PM\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-116 \" height=\"162\" width=\"139\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/fiscalsummit\/files\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-25-at-2.16.19-PM.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Graham Wilson<\/strong>\u00a0<span>\u2013 Director,\u00a0Initiative\u00a0on Cities; 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