Tommi Laitio is a public life strategist who consults libraries, museums, cities, and foundations in finding solutions to urban friction, partnerships, and engagement. Studio Laitio's projects focus on the future of public spaces, partnerships, public innovation, youth development, and strategy. Laitio was the inaugural Bloomberg Public Innovation Fellow at Johns Hopkins University. The appointment was based on his innovative leadership as the City of Helsinki’s first Executive Director for Culture and Leisure, where he led an organization of 1,800 professionals in creating over 20 million annual arts and culture, sports, public library, and youth experiences. The division won international and national recognition for innovations in youth employment, public libraries, citizen engagement, cultural access, COVID-19 response, and physical activity.