Richard T. Reinhard is Deputy Executive Director of the DowntownDC BID, which he joined in 2007. Since first coming to the BID, Rick’s main focus has been to streamline operations and position the organization as a catalyst, facilitator and thought leader that champions a clean, safe and vibrant downtown. His results-oriented work plans guide and define the BID’s goals to enhance the Downtown experience for all—property owners and managers, businesses, workers, residents and visitors.

Rick has spent more than two decades improving cities. Most recently, he directed the Urban Land Institute’s Public Infrastructure Initiative. Rick has managed urban revitalization organizations in Richmond, Buffalo, Atlanta and Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Rick served as chief of staff to the mayor of Buffalo and chief operating officer of a Toronto-based real estate development corporation.

He has taught at Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth University, the University at Buffalo, Emory University, Georgia State University and the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland. He began his career as a newspaper reporter in his hometown of Syracuse.

Rick has a bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary and a master’s degree from Rice University. He was a Loeb Fellow in Advanced Environmental Studies at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He lives in DC.