Bill Anderson

Treasurer

During his career as a nationally recognized urban planner, Bill worked a principal at a global engineering, planning, design, and consultancy firm. His focus is urban planning & development economics, working in cities and regions throughout California, the United States, and internationally. Prior to this experience, Bill was Planning Director for the City of San Diego from 2006-11.  A Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners, and former national President of the 38,000-member American Planning Association from 2013-15, Bill served as the President of the California Planning Roundtable. He is a Full Member of the Urban Land Institute’s Urban Revitalization Council and Lambda Alpha, a land economics honorary society. From 1995-2003, he served as a member/chair of San Diego’s Planning Commission and was President of Citizens Coordinate of Century 3 (C3) in the early 1990s. He is on the boards of the City Heights Community Development Corporation. Bill received his B.A. in Economics & Political Science from Claremont McKenna College, and Masters in City & Regional Planning from Harvard University.