For three weeks in July 2011, Eduardo Luna, San Diego City Auditor attended the Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. The intensive program was designed to bring together senior executives in state and local governments to help meet the changing needs in their communities. The program coursework utilized the case study method to promote learning and provoke insight into a wide array of government and leadership issues.

A goal of the program was to provide government officials with the knowledge and skills to develop creative solutions under tight constraints and increased public scrutiny. Eduardo was one of 70 participants from throughout the United States, Denmark, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Eduardo was very thankful for the once in the lifetime opportunity to attend the program and develop a network of 69 great professionals. He is looking forward to apply his new skills in exercising leadership in improving San Diego government and the local government audit profession.