Michael Nutter

Michael Nutter is a Senior Advisor in Dentons' Regulatory, Public Policy and Government Affairs practice, based in the Washington, DC office, practicing in Administrative Law. He focuses on assisting local governments with economic development, financing, and infrastructure goals, including downtown revitalization, green cities initiatives, public-private partnerships, and federal government advocacy.

Mr. Nutter served as the 98th Mayor of Philadelphia (2008-2016), where he lowered crime, improved high school graduation rates, added miles of bike lanes, and oversaw the city's first property assessment system overhaul. During his tenure, the city's population grew each year, credit ratings improved to the "A" category, and more than US$11.5 billion in economic development projects were completed, under construction, or announced. He previously served nearly 15 years in the Philadelphia City Council.

Michael is a former President of the United States Conference of Mayors (2012-2013) and the Pennsylvania Municipal League (2014-2015). He is a political commentator for CNN, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and holds an appointment as the David N. Dinkins Professor of Professional Practice in Urban and Public Policy at Columbia University. He holds a B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School (1979).