Bloomberg Center for
Government Excellence
At Johns Hopkins University
Supporting and coaching leaders and their teams to build a data-driven public sector that fairly and justly uses data, research, and analytics to better understand complex issues, engage residents, and implement policy interventions that lead to equitable outcomes and transforms the standard of living for underserved residents.
Bloomberg Center for
Government Excellence
At Johns Hopkins University
Supporting and coaching leaders and their teams to build a data-driven public sector that fairly and justly uses data, research, and analytics to better understand complex issues, engage residents, and implement policy interventions that lead to equitable outcomes and transforms the standard of living for underserved residents.
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What We Offer
With so much data, spreadsheets, reports, charts, and databases, putting them together to transform your government can seem difficult at first. But GovEx can get you started (and take you beyond). We’ve developed a system of trainings, technical assistance, resources, and other supports that are practical and can easily fit into your busy routine.
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Media Mentions

In wave after deadly wave, COVID has claimed 1 million lives in the U.S.
Even though passing 1 million deaths has been widely expected for some time, the reality is still devastating.

‘We must not grow numb to such sorrow’: COVID death toll in US reaches 1 million
When the U.S. surpassed 1 million COVID deaths Tuesday, the somber milestone provided yet another reminder of the enormous human toll extracted by a pandemic the nation is eager to leave behind.
Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance
Recently launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies through a $60 million investment in partnership with GovEx, this program will identify 100 cities from across North and South America that are already engaged in using data to make policy decisions and propel them to an even higher standard with executive education, direct-to-city coaching, and a focused investment to improve critical data capacity.
Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance
Recently launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies through a $60 million investment in partnership with GovEx, this program will identify 100 cities from across North and South America that are already engaged in using data to make policy decisions and propel them to an even higher standard with executive education, direct-to-city coaching, and a focused investment to improve critical data capacity.
Press Releases and Impact
New Food System Resilience Planning Guide Helps Cities Prepare for Disruptions
The guide offers food system resilience strategies and tools that can be customized by local governments and policymakers.
Opportunity Accelerator Launched to Help Governments Drive Economic Mobility and Advance Racial Equity
Program will help governments work with place-based partnerships and residents to remove barriers to upward mobility and improve life outcomes
Podcast #76 – From the “Start” of Innovation to a New Center for Innovation – A Conversation with Amanda Daflos
Innovation is about solving problems. Every problem and crisis a city encounters can unlock new opportunities to innovate and create better results for residents. In this episode, Amanda Daflos, the new Executive Director of the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation...