Benchmarking Connecticut 2006 Conference News: Brookings Institute Scholar to Present Keynote Address
08/31/2006
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Kristi Sullivan, 860-571-6213
Bruce Katz, Vice President at the Brookings Institution and founding Director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, is the scheduled keynote speaker at the Benchmarking Connecticut Conference, which will take place November 30, 2006 at Northeast Utilities in Berlin.
Katz will speak to policy, business and government leaders about the findings to be released from CERC's Benchmarking Connecticut 2006 report and his perspective regarding ways to boost Connecticut's economic competitiveness.
Katz is a well-known expert on global, national and regional economic development issues. He regularly advises national, state, regional and municipal leaders on policy reforms that advance the competitiveness of metropolitan areas and their ability to attract, retain and grow the middle class.
Katz, who is also a Visiting Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics, is the editor or coeditor of several books. His opinion pieces and articles have appeared in major national and regional newspapers including The Atlantic Monthly, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Baltimore Sun. He frequently appears on TV and radio, including National Public Radio's Morning Edition, PBS's The Lehrer Newshour, and CNN. Before joining Brookings, Katz served as Chief of Staff to Henry G. Cisneros, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He also served as the staff director of the Senate Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs. Mr. Katz is a graduate of Brown University and Yale Law School.
The Brookings Institution is a private nonprofit organization devoted to independent research and innovative policy solutions. According to its website, "research at the Brookings Institution is conducted to inform the public debate, not advance a political agenda. Scholars are drawn from the United States and abroad - with experience in government and academia - and hold diverse points of view." Learn more about the Brookings Institute and Bruce Katz.