Meet the Advisory Committee

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Meet the 2025 Mayors Challenge Advisory Committee

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Admiral Michael G. Mullen

17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; President, MGM Consulting, LLC

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Anthony R. Foxx

17th U.S. Secretary of Transportation; Emma Bloomberg Professor of Practice of Public Leadership Director, Center for Public Leadership

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Professor Lesley Lokko OBE

Founder and Chair, African Futures Institute

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Emilia Saiz

Secretary General, United Cities and Local Governments

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Lord Norman Foster

President, Norman Foster Foundation

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Lonnie Ali

Co-Founder, Muhammad Ali Center  

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Dr. Reuben Abraham

CEO, Artha Global

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Lane Dilg

Head of Infrastructure Policy & Strategic Partnerships, OpenAI  

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Jennifer Semakula Musisi

City Leader in Residence, Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

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Brian Arbogast

Former Director of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Wu Wei Neng

CEO, Chandler Institute of Governance; Dean, Chandler Academy of Governance

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Urbano Hidalgo

Head of Editorial Content, WIRED en Español