Our Leadership

Stephen K. Benjamin
Mayor of Columbia, SC
President

Bryan K. Barnett
Mayor of Rochester Hills
Vice President

Greg Fischer
Mayor of Louisville
Second Vice President

Tom Cochran
CEO and Executive Director
Trustees
- Steve Adler, Austin, TX
- Shane Bemis, Gresham, OR
- J. Christian Bollwage, Elizabeth, NJ
- James Brainard, Carmel, IN
- T.M. Franklin ‘Frank’ Cownie, Des Moines, IA
- Bill de Blasio, New York, NY
- Jorge O. Elorza, Providence, RI
- John Giles, Mesa, AZ
- Mike Rawlings, Dallas, TX
- James J. Schmitt, Green Bay, WI
- Martin J. Walsh, Boston, MA
- Nan Whaley, Dayton, OH
Advisory Board
- Juan Carlos Bermudez, Doral, FL
- Muriel Bowser, Washington, DC
- Sharon Weston Broome, Baton Rouge, LA
- Roy D. Buol, Dubuque, IA
- Pete Buttigieg, South Bend, IN
- Christopher L. Cabaldon, West Sacramento, CA
- Pauline Russo Cutter, San Leandro, CA
- Hardie Davis, Jr., Augusta, GA
- Buddy Dyer, Orlando, FL
- Karen M. Freeman-Wilson, Gary, IN
- Joe Ganim, Bridgeport, CT
- Oliver G. Gilbert III, Miami Gardens, FL
- Carolyn G. Goodman, Las Vegas, NV
- Sylvester ‘Sly’ James, Jr., Kansas City, MO
- Harry LaRosiliere, Plano, TX
- Joseph T. McElveen Jr., Sumter, SC
- Mark W. Mitchell, Tempe, AZ
- Jon Mitchell, New Bedford, MA
- Kenneth D. Miyagishima, Las Cruces, NM
- Frank C. Ortis, Pembroke Pines, FL
- Miguel A. Pulido, Santa Ana, CA
- Madeline Anne Rogero, Knoxville, TN
- Hillary Schieve, Reno, NV
- Paul Soglin, Madison, WI
- Francis X. Suarez, Miami, FL
- Sylvester Turner, Houston, TX
- Brian C. Wahler, Piscataway, NJ
- Acquanetta Warren, Fontana, CA
Past Presidents
- Mitchell J. Landrieu, New Orleans (2017-18) (75th)
- Mick Cornett, Oklahoma City (2016-17) (74th)
- Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore (2015-16) (73rd)
- Kevin Johnson, Sacramento (2014-15) (72nd)
- Scott Smith, Mesa (2013-14) (71st)
- Michael A. Nutter, Philadelphia (2012-13) (70th)
- Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Los Angeles (2011-12) (69th)
- Elizabeth B. Kautz, Burnsville (2009-11) (68th)
- Greg Nickels, Seattle (2009) (67th)
- Manuel A. “Manny” Diaz, Miami (2008-09) (66th)
- Douglas H. Palmer, Trenton (2006-08) (65th)
- Michael A. Guido, Dearborn (2006) (64th)
- Beverly O’Neill, Long Beach (2005-06) (63rd)
- Donald L. Plusquellic, Akron (2004-05) (62nd)
- James A. Garner, Hempstead (2003-04) (61st)
- Thomas M. Menino, Boston (2002-03) (60th)
- Marc H. Morial, New Orleans (2001-02) (59th)
- H. Brent Coles, Boise (2000-01) (58th)
- Wellington E. Webb, Denver (1999-00) (57th)
- Deedee Corradini, Salt Lake City (1998-99) (56th)
- Paul Helmke, Fort Wayne (1997-98) (55th)
- Richard M. Daley, Chicago (1996-97) (54th)
- Norman B. Rice, Seattle (1995-96) (53rd)
- Victor Ashe, Knoxville (1994-95) (52nd)
- Jerry Abramson, Louisville (1993-94) (51st)
- William J. Althaus, York (1992-93) (50th)
- Raymond L. Flynn, Boston (1991-92) (49th)
- Robert M. Isaac, Colorado Springs (1990-91) (48th)
- Kathryn J. Whitmire, Houston (1989-90) (47th)
- Arthur J. Holland, Trenton (1988-89) (46th)
- Richard L. Berkley, Kansas City (1987-88) (45th)
- Joseph P. Riley, Jr., Charleston (1986-87) (44th)
- Ernest N. Morial, New Orleans (1985-86) (43rd)
- Hernan Padilla, San Juan (1984-85) (42nd)
- Richard H. Fulton, Nashville (1983-84) (41st)
- Coleman A. Young, Detroit (1982-83) (40th)
- Helen G. Boosalis, Lincoln (1981-82) (39th)
- Richard G. Hatcher, Gary (1980-81) (38th)
- Richard E. Carver, Peoria (1979-80) (37th)
- William H. McNichols, Jr., Denver (1978-79) (36th)
- Lee Alexander, Syracuse (1977-78) (35th)
- Kenneth A. Gibson, Newark (1976-77) (34th)
- Moon Landrieu, New Orleans (1975-76) (33rd)
- Joseph L. Alioto, San Francisco (1974-75) (32nd)
- Roy B. Martin, Jr., Norfolk (1973-74) (31st)
- Louie Welch, Houston (1972-73) (30th)
- Henry W. Maier, Milwaukee (1971-72) (29th)
- James H.J. Tate, Philadelphia (1970-71) (28th)
- Jack D. Maltester, San Leandro (1969-70) (27th)
- Terry D. Schrunk, Portland, or (1968-69) (26th)
- Joseph M. Barr, Pittsburgh (1967-68) (25th)
- Jerome P. Cavanaugh, Detroit (1966-67) (24th)
- Neal S. Blaisdell, Honolulu (1965-66) (23rd)
- Raymond R. Tucker, St. Louis (1963-65) (22nd)
- Arthur L. Selland, Fresno (1963) (21st)
- Richard C. Lee, New Haven (1962-63) (20th)
- Anthony J. Celebreeze, Cleveland (1962) (19th)
- Haydon Burns, Jacksonville (1961-62) (18th)
- Richardson Dilworth, Philadelphia (1960-61) (17th)
- Richard J. Daley, Chicago (1959-60) (16th)
- Norris Poulson, Los Angeles (1958-59) (15th)
- Robert F. Wagner, New York (1957-58) (14th)
- John B. Hynes, Boston (1955-57) (13th)
- Elmer E. Robinson, San Francisco (1953-55) (12th)
- Thomas a. Burke, Cleveland (1953) (11th)
- Martin H. Kennelly, Chicago (1952-53) (10th)
- David L. Lawrence, Pittsburgh (1950-52) (9th)
- W. Cooper Green, Birmingham (1949-50) (8th)
- George W. Welsh, Grand Rapids (1947-49) (7th)
- Edward J. Kelly, Chicago (1945-47) (6th)
- Fiorello H. Laguardia, New York (1935-45) (5th)
- Daniel W. Hoan, Milwaukee (1934-35) (4th)
- T. Semmes Walmsley, New Orleans (1933-34) (3rd)
- James M. Curley, Boston (1933) (2nd)
- Frank Murphy, Detroit (1933) (1st)


