but perhaps more than anything else, stephen goldsmith is a teacher. he believes that good leadership doesn't come just from the work of one, but the work of many. as the director of the innovations in american government program at harvard kennedy school of government, professor goldsmith shared his road map for reinviting american cities with countless leaders. i'll say i was one such student in his class, i believe in '05 and candidly it was a great course. undergraduate of 11 years, graduate of the law school of the university of michigan and the author of four books, two of which were published at the manhattan institute. 21st century city and "entrepreneurial city" he's a scholar and inspiration to rick baker who will share the relationship they have had. we are therefor honored to welcome stephen goldsmith to the stage. please join me. [applause] [applause] >> i would like to appear at manhattan. and the introduction is making me feel good about myself. thank you very much. i was wondering if you would go in and look and rated if it would be the