 While at the Economy League, he led efforts to reduce and restructure local taxes, improve the quality of the regional workforce, invest in arts and culture, and position the Philadelphia as an entrepreneurial, knowledge-based economy.Following his time at the Economy League, in 2006, Thornburgh was named President and CEO of the Alliance for Regional Stewardship, a best-practice network of regional leaders in communities across the United States.Thornburgh has received numerous awards including an Eisenhower Fellowship in 2000 and was a finalist for the White House Fellowship in 1992.