Bulbul Kaul is passionate about working towards creating more fair and just societies. Throughout her career, Bulbul has engaged a variety of clients and stakeholders in government, philanthropy, academia, private and non-profit sectors, and in the community to improve government effectiveness in addressing key social and economic challenges. 

Bulbul currently oversees city support at the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. By leveraging resources within Harvard, including faculty, graduate students, and centers as well as external partners, Bulbul supports participating city leaders in their leadership development and equips city halls to be more innovative, data-driven, collaborative, and citizen-engaged.  Bulbul loves making connections – between cities tackling similar challenges and between graduate students and cities to provide analytical support and to position students to gain experience and explore potential careers within city government.

Bulbul has a Bachelor of Arts from Clark University and a Masters in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School. She lives in Somerville with her husband and son.