The 2020 Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange is exploring the impact of the pandemic through a racial equity lens and focused on devising actionable shared solutions.

Racism has been woven into the fabric of this city and country. It is the ongoing structural legacy of centuries of policy violence wielded against Black and Brown communities--from slavery, to Jim Crow, from residential and financial redlining, to mass incarceration. The events of the last few weeks--the killing of unarmed George Floyd at the hands of white Minneapolis police officer, the killing of Breonna Taylor in her home--are only the latest manifestation of this affliction, and their names are two among countless other names and victims that have fallen to structural racism.


The Economy League pledges to work with allies across all sectors, to help unbind our city and communities from this legacy. If we are to create a truly Greater Philadelphia for all, we must foster inclusive, equitable growth to attack the root causes of racism; invest heavily in neighborhoods that have been neglected for decades, transform the systems that educate our children and our workers, and make deep and lasting reforms across institutions. We pledge to work together like our lives depend upon it. Because they do.

In this time of uncertainty, we've launched The Pivot, a web series highlighting innovative organizational pivots happening across the Greater Philadelphia region in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We're working with large institutional buyers to grow businesses, strengthen the local economy, create jobs, and build wealth. 

We bring together our region's top leaders to learn from their peers in cities across North America.

We address critical issues facing Greater Philadelphia by providing impactful research, connecting diverse leaders, and advancing shared solutions.

We’re building a regional resource of high-quality, data-driven, and objective research to address the region’s most important challenges and opportunities.