CEO & Executive Director
National League of Cities

Clarence E. Anthony is CEO and Executive Director of the National League of Cities (NLC), the largest and oldest organization representing America's cities, towns and villages and their leaders. Under his leadership, NLC helped deliver billions of dollars in direct federal relief through the CARES Act and historic American Rescue Plan Act to help support local governments respond, recover and rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic. In this time, NLC also ushered passage of the Infrastructure Invest and Jobs Act, delivering transformative investments in transportation, broadband and water to communities across the country.

 

Mr. Anthony began his career in public service as mayor of South Bay, Florida, for 24 years. Mr. Anthony has served as president of the Florida League of Cities and National League of Cities. He was part of the founding group of Palm Beach County Black Elected Officials, the tourism development board, Discover Palm Beach County. Following his time in office, Mr. Anthony represented local governments on the world stage as founding treasurer and interim manager of United Cities and Local Governments. He later founded Anthony Government Solutions, a firm focused on strategic visioning, policy development, and management restructuring for government and private sector organizations.

Speaking at the Following:

Nov 1

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

General Session: State of Urban Centers: Pandemic, Economy, Opportunity

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Los Angeles Convention Center, West Exhibit Hall B

There is no shortage of commentary today regarding the state of urban centers as people refocus their lives following the pandemic. The headlines debate returning to the office versus working from home, commercial real estate defaults, office-to-residential conversions—commercial real estate risks to the economy OR a stabilizer, with the resolve to innovate and drive continued success as we shape the future of the built environment for transformative impact in communities worldwide. Join us for a dynamic conversation with industry leaders who will note the challenges but focus on the paths forward to demonstrate the resolve that our industry represents—a conversation […]