What does city governance look like across the pond? The Mayor of Greater Manchester shed a
light on his experience for the LBJ School.
Elected in 2017, Mayor Andy Burnham has led initiatives to transform Greater Manchester’s
public transportation, improve housing, and most recently, collaborated with Austin Mayor Kirk
Watson to establish a “sister city partnership” between the two municipalities.
Mayor Burnham discussed these efforts and the broader role of mayors in addressing global
challenges with the LBJ School’s Urban Lab Director, Steven Pedigo in Bass Lecture Hall at the
LBJ School of Public Affairs in Austin, Texas on March 10, 2025. The conversation is part of the
LBJ School’s “Meet the Mayors” speaker series, which brings together mayors building the cities
of the future.