Jerry Bruno
Government Innovation
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Jerry Bruno works on the Government Innovation team at Bloomberg Philanthropies where he manages the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University. In addition, he is the program lead for the work in Israel at the Bloomberg-Sagol Center for City Leadership at Tel Aviv University & in Africa at the University of Cape Town’s African Centre for Cities. Jerry was previously a Strategic Project Manager at the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) Administrator’s Office. In his role, he advised on the DHS strategic plan and managed high-level collaborations such as ThriveNYC, the NYC’s commitment to creating a mental health system that works for everyone.
Prior to the Department of Homeless Services, Jerry worked at New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS), working closely with Minority/Women-owned Business Enterprises that contracted with government on the city, state and federal level. Jerry began his career in City government as a New York City Urban Fellow. Last, Jerry is passionate about traveling and connecting with different people and cultures from around the world. He has been to all the 7 continents in world – yes, including Antarctica. He is looking forward to seeing more cities in 2025.