Mayor Tishaura Jones Study Group: Governing Between Data & Public Perception

What happens when measurable outcomes improve, but public perception tells a different story? Our conversation with Jared Boyd, Former Chief of Staff to Mayor Tishaura Jones, explores how policy results, media narratives, and political expectations intersect—and why Black leadership is often evaluated through shifting standards that obscure or diminish measurable progress.

GUEST: Jared Boyd, Former Chief of Staff to Mayor Tishaura Jones

AUDIENCE: These conversations are open to members of the Harvard community. Please RSVP with a valid Harvard email address.

OFF-THE-RECORD: In keeping with our long tradition at the IOP to ensure honest and candid discussions of politics, all IOP study groups are off-the-record.