William Anderson, FAICP

Contact Information

Address:

911 Barr Avenue
San Diego
CA
92103-1311
United States

FAICP Statement

Bill Anderson, an Economics Research Associates partner, integrates development economics and planning. Working in 20 states and eight countries, Bill focuses on inner cities and regional planning. Bill headed up San Diego's oldest planning advocacy group and chaired San Diego's Planning Commission, helping formulate the "City of Villages" strategy. Inducted in 2006.

Professional Biography

Bill combines planning, development economics, and implementation. He advises as CITECON and lectures on economics and planning at UCSD. With Arup, AECOM, and Economics Research Associates, Bill has consulted in 30 states and 10 countries. His government experience includes Director for San Diego; Deputy Executive Director of the Redevelopment Agency; and Deputy COO. Bill served on San Diego’s Planning Commission from 1995-2003. An FAICP, Bill was President of APA and the California Planning Roundtable, Vice-Chair of ULI’s Urban Revitalization Council, and a member of Lambda Alpha. Education - Claremont McKenna College and master’s City & Regional Planning from Harvard University.

Education

Claremont McKenna College
Graduation Date: June, 1980
Degree Level: Undergraduate

160252 | Harvard University
Graduation Date: June, 1983
Degree Level: Graduate
Planning Degree

Job History

Arup
Principal, City Economics
August,2019 - April,2021
Los Angeles, CA
90017
United States

AECOM
Principal/Vice-President, Director of City Planning, Americas
May,2011 - August,2019
San Diego, CA
92101
United States

City of San Diego/San Diego Redevelopment Agency
DCOO/Planning Director/Deputy Executive Director
May,2006 - May,2011
San Diego, CA
92101
United States

University of California, San Diego
Lecturer
January,2019 - Present
Part time
San Diego, CA
92093
United States

CITECON
Owner/Principal
April,2021 - Present
San Diego, CA
92103
United States

Economics Research Associates
Sr. Vice-President
May,1983 - May,2006
San Diego/Los Angeles/Boston, CA
92101
United States

Harvard/MIT Joint Center for Housing Studies
Research Assistant
October,1981 - April,1983
Cambridge, MA
02138
United States

Dun & Bradstreet
Business Analyst
September,1980 - August,1983
Monterey Park, CA
91754
United States