Rodrick Miller is a Visiting Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, where he engages with a range of initiatives, including Reimagining the Economy. He is also the President & CEO of Ascendant Global Consulting. Miller has spent the last 20 years leading a range of economic development agencies across the US, including Invest Puerto Rico, the Detroit Economic Growth Organization, the New Orleans Business Alliance and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. https://www.iedconline.org/index.php?src=directory&view=staff&submenu=events&srctype=detail&back=staff&refno=1551 In this fascinating and wide ranging discussion, Rod shares his experience leading regions like Puerto Rico, Detroit and New Orleans through and after periods of economic shock. We also dive into several other topics: - the economic development landscape across the country - political pressures on economic development - local experimentation, coordination challenges and institutional arrangements
Rodrick Miller is a Visiting Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, where he engages with a range of initiatives, including Reimagining the Economy. He is also the President & CEO of Ascendant Global Consulting. Miller has spent the last 20 years leading a range of economic development agencies across the US, including Invest Puerto Rico, the Detroit Economic Growth Organization, the New Orleans Business Alliance and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council.
https://www.iedconline.org/index.php?src=directory&view=staff&submenu=events&srctype=detail&back=staff&refno=1551
In this fascinating and wide ranging discussion, Rod shares his experience leading regions like Puerto Rico, Detroit and New Orleans through and after periods of economic shock. We also dive into several other topics:
- the economic development landscape across the country
- political pressures on economic development
- local experimentation, coordination challenges and institutional arrangements
Learn more about the Reimagining the Economy project: http://reimagining-the-economy.hks.harvard.edu