Janet Anderson, chief financial officer at the Public Lighting Authority of Detroit, is an urbanist, writer, researcher, and local government leader. Vital urban places are essential to America's sustainability, and Janet is committed to effective city government as a practitioner and thinker. With a PhD in urban policy and city services planning, 20 years involved in City of Detroit service reform initiatives, she wants to have a progressive impact on people and place and is open to new ideas for accomplishing it.