Eric Rothman

Biography: Eric Rothman is Partner and Co-Chair of HR&A Advisors, Inc., an industry-leading real estate, economic development, and public-policy consulting firm. He is a nationally-recognized expert in public-private partnerships and transit-oriented development. He regularly advises municipalities, transit agencies, private and non-profit organizations to support transformative economic development, especially around urban transportation centers and public transit infrastructure, including Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station, San Jose Diridon Station, Saint Paul Union Depot, and Hoboken Terminal. He has also served as development advisor for the Walter Reed Army hospital site and Capital Riverfront in Washington, DC, for the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, and for the Campus Town mixed-use development at the College of New Jersey. Eric serves as a Board member of KaBOOM!, on the Advisory Board and as DEI Co-Chair of ULI-New York District Council, as Trustee for the Citizens Budget Commission of New York, and previously served as Chair of the ULI Public-Private Partnership national product council and for the Design Trust for Public Space. Eric served as President and CEO of HR&A from 2007 to 2023. Prior to joining HR&A, Eric served as Director of Business Planning for Transport for London. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs and a Master’s of Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.