Eliza Pollack is Director of Innovation for the City of Philadelphia, where she develops and oversees initiatives that increase municipal government’s capacity for innovation and creative problem solving. Eliza manages a portfolio which includes the Innovation Academy, Lab and Fund – a trio of programs that support Philadelphia’s unique “people, place, process” approach to innovation. Eliza also spearheaded the development of innovation consulting, an initiative that leverages human centered design and other unique tools to help municipal departments and external stakeholders solve challenges and think about their work in new ways.
