Atty. Richard Rybeck, Washington DC, , , USA

Summary

Rybeck, an attorney with a master's degree in real estate and urban development, is the founder and director of Just Economics, LLC. Since 2010, Just Economics assists communities in restructuring taxes, fees and regulations so that the economic incentives embedded in them are more conducive for job creation, affordable housing, transportation efficiency and sustainable economic development (transit-oriented development & smart growth). Among others, Just Economics has performed work for the Brookings Institution, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, the Montgomery Housing Partnership, the Transportation Research Board, and the US Department of Transportation.Business Description In addition to serving clients, Rybeck has written articles about affordable housing, infrastructure funding and sustainable development while also making presentations on these issues for various conferences.Prior to founding Just Economics, Rybeck was the Deputy Associate Director for Transportation Policy and Planning at the DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) from 1997 until 2009. Among other accomplishments, Rybeck helped facilitate car sharing, performance-based parking meter pricing, and landowner funding for a new Metrorail station. From 1987 until 1996, Rybeck was a legislative assistant to the Honorable Hilda Mason at the Council of the District of Columbia. His primary role was to assist Councilmember Mason with her duties as a member of the board of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. View More ?

Education

Georgetown University

Certified Public Manager (CPM) (1998) | Strategic Planning, Budgeting, Project Management

1997 - 1998

Honors: Selected for the inaugural cohort of students at the Center for Excellence in Municipal Management at George Washington University.

American University

M.S. | Real Estate and Urban Development

1985 - 1988

Honors: Urban Land Institute Scholarship for Property Tax Study, 1986 Graduate Honors Scholarship, Kogod School of Business, American University 1985

American University Washington College of Law

J.D. (1987)

1985 - 1987

Haverford College in Pennsylvania

B.A. (1979) | Sociology and Economics

1974 - 1979

Honors: Named Magill-Rhoads Scholar (competitive selection) Haverford College, 1974

Experience

32 years of experience