Bridget A. Marquis is the director of Reimagining the Civic Commons, a national initiative transforming public places to foster engagement, equity, environmental sustainability and economic development in cities. In this role she manages the national Civic Commons Learning Network, housed at U3 Advisors, providing coordinated learning, impact assessment and storytelling across 10 U.S. cities. Previously, Bridget developed and executed grantmaking strategies for ArtPlace America, a public-private collaboration to accelerate creative placemaking across the U.S. and served as program director for CEOs for Cities. She is a frequent speaker and author on reimagining public space as critical civic infrastructure for resilient communities.