Study Group with Mayor Tishaura Jones — When Results Aren't Enough: Governing Between Data and Public Perception

Institute of Politics, Harvard Kennedy School
79 JFK St.
Cambridge
Thu., Apr. 2, 2026, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.



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.

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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.

Gazette Classification: Education, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
Speaker(s): Mayor Tishaura Jones, IOP Spring 2026 Resident Fellow, Former Mayor of St. Louis, MO, Jared Boyd, Former Chief of Staff to Mayor Tishaura Jones
Cost: Free
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Harvard Key Required: No
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