Dan Lindheim

Dan Lindheim served as the Center's faculty director until Fall 2024. He is an economist, planner, software developer, and attorney as well as a faculty member at the Goldman School of Public Policy. He has worked in public service throughout his career, most recently as City Administrator for the City of Oakland. He also was a World Bank economist as well as senior advisor to various committees of the House of Representatives. Dan also spent over a decade in the private sector as President and CEO of two leading high tech software companies. He has long been active in the local community, previously serving as Chair of the Planning and Oversight Committee for the Berkeley school district, co-chair of two successful school parcel tax campaigns in Berkeley, and board member of the Berkeley Community Fund. Dan holds a law degree from Georgetown, as well as a BA in economics, Masters degrees in city planning and public health, and a PhD in City and Regional Planning, all from UC Berkeley. More about Dan Lindheim.