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Partners

Companies, institutions, universities, and foundations that make significant, multi-year contributions to develop and advance The Global Institute on Innovation Districts.

Founding Partners

Additional Founding Partners and Supporters are actively being recruited to support our efforts.

Lendlease

Multinational real estate and construction company

Ventas, Inc.

Real estate investment trust

Strategic Partners

The Brookings Institution

The Global Institute entered into a Tier 2 Partnership with The Brookings Institution, Metropolitan Policy Program in 2019. The Brookings Institution, a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington DC, published an influential and ground-breaking research brief on innovation districts in 2014. The piece, “The Rise of Innovation Districts: A New Geography of Innovation in America” was co-authored by Bruce Katz and Julie Wagner and seeded the creation of The Global Institute on Innovation Districts.

PlusValue™

PlusValue™ exists to support changemakers in achieving a more sustainable future that is commercially successful and works better for everyone.

Nowak Metro Finance Lab, Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, Drexel University

The Nowak Metro Finance Lab was founded in 2018 to help cities identify and implement innovative strategies to leverage public assets and fund public infrastructure for public benefit, with a focus on supporting inclusive and equitable growth.