Partnering with Mayors Across the Globe
Bloomberg Associates
The team focuses on developing strategic solutions to complex municipal challenges and advancing mayors’ priority projects.
Since its inception, participating cities have invested more than $1 billion in initiatives supported or created by Bloomberg Associates through reallocation of government funds and, with Bloomberg Associates’ help, raised more than $115 million through strategic public-private partnerships.
“In Detroit, Bloomberg Associates is like family…. It has been a very positive and collaborative relationship.“
Mike Duggan
Mayor, Detroit, Michigan
Advisors on more than 280 projects in 13 cities around the world
Bloomberg Associates’ world-recognized experts help to strengthen cities by building resources and implementing programs across nine disciplines:
- Cultural Assets Management
- Economic Development
- Marketing and Communications
- Media and Digital Strategies
- Municipal Integrity
- Social Services
- Sustainability
- Transportation
- Urban Planning
Current and Past Partner Cities
- Athens, Greece
- Bogotá, Colombia
- Detroit, Michigan
- Houston, Texas
- Kansas City, Missouri
- London, United Kingdom
- Los Angeles, California
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Milan, Italy
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Oakland, California
- Paris, France
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Consulting to Create Local Impact Around the World
Athens, Greece
- Raised nearly $14 million privately to date, funding priority public-private initiatives across health, education, and economic development
- Redesigned a 28-acre commercial hub, making it more pedestrian-friendly
- Removed 6,000 square feet of graffiti from the city center
“What we learned from Bloomberg Associates is how to bring forces and stakeholders of the city together.”
Georgios Kaminis
Mayor, Athens, Greece
Detroit, Michigan
- Helped more than 18,000 residents secure an additional $74 million in Earned Income Tax Credits
- Created 33,000 square feet of pedestrian space
- Assisted in the transformation of more than 70 acres of schools, parks, and streets to allow more rainwater to soak into the soil, cutting costs for Detroiters by reducing strain on infrastructure
45+ million city residents benefited from Bloomberg Associates’ efforts
Bogotá, Colombia
- Reduced time to make appointments in Bogotá’s largest hospital by 75 percent
- Helped revitalize the historic La Candelaria neighborhood; replaced 600 street light fixtures; painted 120 building facades
“I cannot imagine any traditional consulting firm being able to do anything similar to what Bloomberg Associates has done for us.”
Enrique Peñalosa
Mayor, Bogotá, Colombia
Oakland, California
- Helped create a Transportation Department with a staff of 270 and a budget of $40 million
- Increased number of city’s social media followers by 96 percent
- Helped craft a three-year economic development strategy with a goal of training 12,000 people and creating 2,800 jobs
- Led a community planning process with 150 local leaders to design a data platform to help reduce racial disparities