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Dr. Mark Lutter

Dr. Mark Lutter

Founder and Board Member

Dr. Mark Lutter is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Charter Cities Institute. He is also the Founder and CEO of Braavos Cities, a charter city development company. He has a PhD in economics from George Mason University where his research focused on charter cities. Prior to launching the Institute, he was Lead Economist for NeWAY Capital, an asset management firm which made early stage investments in charter cities. He has been published and quoted in several newspapers and magazines including the Financial Times, New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, City Journal, and CityAM.

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The Triumph of the Tiebout Model

The Tiebout model demonstrates that competitive pressure across local governments can lead to the optimal provision of public goods. In other words, competitive governance works, provided several key assumptions

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Charter Cities are not an Exit Strategy

Charter Cities are not an Exit Strategy

Hi everyone, We’re wrapping up our third year at CCI. For those interested in learning more about what we’ve accomplished, please check out our Annual Report. I am frequently asked how a charter city would defend itself. The weak version of the critique is that the

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