Amanda Graor

CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH SERVICES, MID-AMERICA REGIONAL COUNCIL

Amanda Graor is an experienced public administration enthusiast based in Kansas City, Missouri. She has spent more than 15 years at the Mid-America Regional Council, the metropolitan planning organization and council of governments for the bi-state Kansas City metro area working in transportation, environment, innovation and organizational strategy. She is currently a delegate for Local Government 2030 and holds leadership positions in several local non-profit organizations including the US Green Building Council Market Leadership Advisory Board, LaunchCodeKC, and KC Imagine. Amanda previously spent time as an Economic Mobility Policy Fellow with the Center for Applied Public Research at Johns Hopkins University.