Richard Geddes (academic)

R. Richard Geddes is an American academic specializing in infrastructure policy. He is a professor of policy analysis and management at Cornell University, where he is director of its infrastructure program.^[1]

R. Richard Geddes
Occupation(s)	Professor, Cornell University
Board member of	Hyperloop Advanced Research Partnership
Academic background
Alma mater	Towson State University (BS) University of Chicago (MA, PhD)
Academic work
Discipline	Economist
Sub-discipline	Transportation infrastructure
Main interests	Public-private partnerships, rail, Postal Service

Geddes is an expert in public–private partnerships.^[2][3] He is a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.^[4]

Education

Geddes was educated at Towson State University (BS 1984) and the University of Chicago (MA 1987, PhD 1991).^[5]

Public Policy

Geddes is a recognized authority on transportation issues, being interviewed for NPR's On Point.^[6] He writes as well for the Wall Street Journal.^[7]

He has testified before House and Senate Committees ten times since 2008, most frequently about federal spending on railroads and the Postal Service.^[8][9]

Geddes has observed that public-private partnerships are unlikely to take hold in the United States, as long as less risky municipal bond funding for projects is common.^[10]