He received his undergraduate degree in History from Georgetown University in 1970 and his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center. He is a lifelong Kansas City resident and attended Rockhurst High School. Missouri Co-Chair Mike Burke is a director and Vice President of King Hershey, PC. Other advisers and resources may be used upon agreement of the innovations team, The mayors will also ask Google to serve in advisory/resource role. Entities such as the Kansas City Area Development Council, the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, the Wyandotte Economic Development Council and the Kauffman Foundation will be asked to serve as advisers. The Mid-America Regional Council will convene and facilitate the group. I am confident this team will seize this transformational moment for both Kansas Cities,” said Mayor Sly James. From designers to small-business owners, health care to education, the arts to industry, these exceptional individuals will work together to explore every possibility our exciting partnership with Google may offer. They are a diverse group representing each of Google’s high-speed focus areas. “Google’s deployment in Kansas City is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I am very proud of the talented group that has agreed to shape this process.

But as important, this effort will create a sustainable model for how our two Kansas City communities can effectively work together to advance the entire region.” The playbook they create will be inspired and innovative in its suggestions for using the Google fiber project to spark economic development, advance educational and health-care opportunities and improve daily life in our urban neighborhoods. Mayor Joe Reardon said “We’re asking the members of this unique team to think big about things that haven’t yet been imagined. A key goal of the team is to support the mayors in modeling how communities can effectively cooperate in a strategic, sustained initiative to advance the progress of the region. The Innovations Team is charged with creating a playbook that identifies creative uses of the Google infrastructure and how best to market the KC metro’s high-speed fiber connectivity in recruiting business, industry and institutional interests to the area. The group will explore ways the community can use Google Fiber to improve public services create community assist and advance education spark economic development create jobs or otherwise improve the standard of life in the KC metro area. The goal of the team is to be imaginative, innovative and inspired in recommending ways the Google Ultra High-Speed Fiber (“Google Fiber”) can benefit the KC metro area and its citizens. Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Sylvester James and Unified Government Mayor/CEO Joe Reardon have appointed a Bistate Innovations Team of 12 individuals led by Mike Burke and Dr.

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