Position Title
Deputy Chief Economic Development Officer, Rural County Representatives of California
Robert Burris works to bring greater attention and resources to rural California. As Deputy Chief Economic Development Officer at Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC), an advocacy and service organization, he focuses on economic development and infrastructure issues for RCRC’s 40 rural county members.
He brings 25 years of leadership experience with municipal, regional, and state economic development agencies and organizations, along with research experience at the California State University Real Estate and Land Use Institute and Economic & Planning Systems. Robert holds a BA in Business Economics from UC Santa Barbara and an MBA from Sacramento State University. He also holds an honorary doctorate from Drexel University-Sacramento and serves on the boards of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy-Accelerating Community Investment, CALED, and CEDA.