Leveraging the Power of Communities for Real Progress

1:45 – 2:45 p.m., Monday, Forum on Economic and Social Progress

Andrew J. Ginther was elected the 53rd mayor of Columbus on Nov. 3, 2015, succeeding Mayor Michael B. Coleman who was the longest-serving mayor in Columbus history. Under his leadership, Columbus topped the Midwest in job creation, adding 50,000 jobs while wages grew more in Columbus than any other big city in America. At the same time, the City reduced healthcare, workers’ compensation, pension and other expenses projected to save more than $260 million. The City of Columbus was recently named America’s Opportunity City, and Mayor Ginther will continue to work with labor, business, faith, and community leaders to promote opportunities for every person in every neighborhood.

Mayor Ginther is a Columbus native and proud Columbus City Schools graduate, and he has a long history of community service. Prior to joining Columbus City Council, he was elected to the Columbus Board of Education in 2001 and re-elected in 2005.

Mayor Ginther earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in political science from Earlham College, studied abroad at the University of Ulster and Queen’s College in Northern Ireland, and taught at public schools in Belfast and Derry. Mayor Ginther, wife Shannon and their young daughter live in Clintonville.