Matt Baer

Matt Baer

Matt Baer formerly led and supported major initiatives in Living Cities’ Public Sector Innovation portfolio, focused on helping local governments transform the way they operate and collaborate in order to improve the lives of low-income residents.
Matt Baer has spent over a decade advising leaders in government on strategy development and operational improvement. As part of Deloitte Consulting’s public sector strategy practice, Matt led and supported projects focused on shared services design and implementation, business process improvement, communication and change management, operating model design and systems implementation. His clients included state departments of labor, agriculture, education, environmental conservation and information technology, along with major public and private universities. Earlier in his career, Matt served as a legislative and budget analyst with the New York City Office of Management and Budget, and the Ways and Means Committee of the New York State Assembly in Albany.

Matt attended New York City public schools and received his undergraduate degree from George Washington University in Washington, DC. He holds a master’s degree in public administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

Matt Baer

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Accelerating Government’s Knowledge of Undoing Racism

Once upon a time, city government support for local business was pretty straightforward. Cities could cut taxes, dole out incentives, loosen regulations, or all three; these were the levers local government deployed to attract, retain and grow local businesses. That approach may have helped some entrepreneurs and cities thrive, but not all. While cities continue to grow and diversify, the Kauffman …

Thinking About a P3? Better Ask These Questions First

Washington, D.C.’s innovative Office of Public-Private Partnerships offers a good case study in to assess whether a P3 makes sense for a particular city project. The City Accelerator cohort on Urban Infrastructure Finance focused on innovative tools, models and revenue sources that can help cities across the country address their infrastructure challenges, while promoting equity for diverse communities and incorporating the realities …

Which P3 Model Works Best For Your Project?

With more than a dozen different ways to structure a public-private partnership, figuring out the most appropriate one for a given project can be hard. Here’s a list of what’s out there. The City Accelerator cohort on Urban Infrastructure Finance focused on innovative tools, models and revenue sources that can help cities across the country address their infrastructure challenges while promoting equity …

If P3s Are the Answer, What Was the Question?

Public-private partnerships aren’t free money. But they can be used to improve performance. The City Accelerator cohort on Urban Infrastructure Finance focused on innovative tools, models and revenue sources that can help cities across the country address their infrastructure challenges while promoting equity for diverse communities and incorporating the realities of climate change. This is the first installment of a three-part series …

Mayors and Schools: Accountability Without Authority

The Mayors and Schools Field Trip is a regular series. Read the introductory article or peruse our archive of past articles to learn more. It seems like everyone has an opinion about schools. They are the public institutions best-positioned to create economic opportunity for low-income people. Schools can set people on course for the rest of their lives, impacting the earning potential of …

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