The Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings has partnered with a network of academic, public policy, business and civic organizations, to undertake a multi-year research and policy development initiative to improve the economic vitality of the Great Lakes region. The following organizations, academic institutions, and foundations have been involved in the planning process, contributing substantive analysis and feedback to the initiative and its products, and in many cases forged formal partnerships, provided dissemination avenues.

Selection of Organizations and Institutions:

Buffalo Branch, New York Federal Reserve Bank
Buffalo Niagara Partnership
Center on Wisconsin Strategy
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Chicago Regional Federal Reserve Bank
Council of State Governments Midwestern Region
Council of Great Lakes Industries
The Columbus Foundation
The Columbus Partnership
Council on Competitiveness, Washington
Detroit Renaissance
Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce
Detroit Branch, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Great Lakes Futures Roundtable
Great Lakes Commission
Fund for our Economic Future
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
Healing Our Waters Coalition
International Joint Commission
Midwestern Higher Education Compact
Minnesota Private Colleges Council
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Michigan Council on Labor and Economic Growth
Nature Conservancy
NGA-Center for Best Practices
Northeast-Midwest Institute
Ontario Consul-General Office
Ohio Grant-Makers Forum
Pittsburgh Economic Club
Public Policy Forum, Milwaukee
Sustainable Pittsburgh
Sustainable Cleveland
WE UpJohn Institute
The Workforce Alliance



Selection of Academic Institutions:

Cleveland State University
Michigan State University
Case Western Reserve University
Carnegie Mellon University
Cleveland State University
Cornell University
Grand Valley University
Indiana University
Ohio State University - John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Affairs
Ohio University - Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Service
Purdue University
University of Illinois
University of Illinois-Chicago
University of Buffalo-State University of New York
University of Chicago
University of Michigan
University of Michigan- Dearborn
University of Minnesota
University of New York- Buffalo
Rutgers University
Virginia Tech - Metropolitan Institute
Wayne State University
Western Michigan University
Youngstown State University