Brett Mandel served as the director of the Financial and Policy Analysis Unit in the City Controller's Office. While in the Controller's Office, he created the Employee Incentive Program that tapped into the good ideas of City and School District employees and highlighted many ways to make government more effective and efficient. He wrote the book on the policy solutions to Philadelphia’s challenges, and is the primary author of the City Controller’s Office book, Philadelphia: A New Urban Direction (Saint Joseph's University Press, 1999), a vision of Philadelphia's likely future without change and a comprehensive plan designed to make Philadelphia a preferred place to live, work, and visit. The book received the National Association of Local Government Auditors Special Project Award for 1999. More recently, Brett served as the Executive Director of Philadelphia Forward, a citizens' organization dedicated to promoting civic engagement to make Philadelphia a vibrant city that is a preferred place to live, work, and visit. The work of Philadelphia Forward won national awards and much local attention. Philadelphia Forward successfully advocated for policy changes to improve tax fairness, legislation to reduce wage and business taxes, and Charter change to enact ethics reforms. But, most important, Philadelphia Forward changed the way people think about how they can be involved in the civic life of this city.

Thursday, April 22, 2010 6:00p.m. - 8:00p.m.

University of Pennsylvania Campus
Houston Hall 218-Ben Franklin
Perelman Quadrangle - 3517 Spruce St
Map Location
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The Loyal Opposition is a Republican policy group focused on providing alternative perspectives, opinions and solutions to issues affecting the citizens of Philadelphia.
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