CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Michael R. Bloomberg
Founder of Bloomberg LP, Philanthropist, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change, & Three-Term Mayor of New York City
Michael R. Bloomberg is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who served as mayor of New York City for three terms. The technology startup he launched in 1981 to provide real-time data and analysis to the financial services industry has grown into a global company that now employs over 16,000 people in 73 countries. He led the company for 20 years before entering public service full-time, and since leaving City Hall in 2013, has resumed leadership of Bloomberg LP.
Bloomberg was elected mayor of New York City less than two months after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Under his leadership, the city rebounded faster and stronger than expected. His administration raised high school graduation rates by 40 percent, cut crime by a third, reduced the city's carbon footprint by nearly 20 percent, and increased life expectancy by three years. His economic policies, which supported entrepreneurs, small businesses, and emerging industries such as tech and bioscience, helped to create a record number of jobs.
Bloomberg has been strongly committed to philanthropy throughout his career. His foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, employs a unique data-driven approach to its five main focus areas: public health, education, the environment, the arts, and government innovation. Bloomberg also leads a number of bi-partisan coalitions that are taking action on urgent national and international issues, including climate change, illegal guns, immigration reform, and infrastructure investment. In 2014, Bloomberg was appointed to be the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change.
Bloomberg graduated from Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Business School.
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