 Among American journalists, Neal Peirce is a foremost writer on metropolitan regions -- their political and economic dynamics, their emerging national and global roles. With Curtis Johnson, he has co-authored the Peirce Reports on compelling issues of metropolitan futures for leading media in 18 regions across the nation (most recently Nashville , Tenn. , for the Nashville Tennessean, and the San Diego-Tijuana citistate area for San Diego Magazine). In 1975, Peirce began -- and continues today -- the United States ' first national column focused on state and local government themes. Syndication is by the Washington Post Writers Group. His 10-book series on America 's states and regions culminated in The Book of America: Inside 50 States Today. His more recent books were Citistates: How Urban America Can Prosper in a Competitive World, and Breakthroughs: Recreating The American City . Peirce was one of the founders and then a contributing editor of the National Journal, and was active in the '60s as political editor of the Congressional Quarterly. He was a member of the National Civic League's executive committee from the early 1970s to 1995, and is one of the founders and currently co-chair of the National Academy of Public Administration's Alliance for Redesigning Government. Known widely as a lecturer on regional, urban, federal system and community development issues, Peirce has been a familiar figure before civic, business, academic and professional groups nationally. He has appeared on Meet the Press, the Today Show, National Public Radio and local media across the country.
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