Bio

Dan has over 30 years of public sector experience, including 27 years in local government management in the Bay Area. After working in the city manager's offices of Sunnyvale and Belmont, he was appointed City Manager of Campbell, CA in 2005. After six years there, he became City Manager of Mountain View, CA where he served until his retirement at the end of 2019. Dan helped lead Campbell through the Great Recession and in Mountain View worked on a wide range of initiatives, including a number of complex land use partnerships and award winning long range planning documents. He also worked on statewide pension reform issues and regional transportation and affordable housing issues.

Dan co-led the Public Policy Practicum in Winter 2021 and also helped develop and co-teach Urban Studies/Public Policy 163/Earth Systems 168 in Spring 2021.

Prior to retiring, Dan partnered with the Lane Center and Haas Center over the years on a number of programs and projects related to local government and served as the City Manager in Residence at Stanford in 2018. He is a Bay Area native and received a BA in Economics and Political Science from U.C. Berkeley and a Master in Public Policy from Harvard University.

Academic Appointments

  • Lecturer, Urban Studies

Contact

  • Academic
    danrich@stanford.edu
    University - Other Teaching/Research Department: H & S Programs Position: Lecturer

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 2047

2023-24 Courses