Connecting the Community to Projects, People and Progress: Lyneir Richardson at TEDxNJIT

Lyneir Richardson is the Chief Executive Officer of Brick City Development Corporation, the City of Newark's economic development corporation, with overall responsibility for small and minority business development, business attraction and real estate development. Mr. Richardson has nearly 20 years of experience as an attorney, entrepreneur and corporate executive. Before becoming the CEO of BCDC, Mr. Richardson was Vice President of Urban Development at General Growth Properties, Inc. At General Growth, he led the national initiative to bring quality shopping centers to ethnic neighborhoods in large U.S. cities. Prior to General Growth, Richardson founded Lakeshore Development & Construction Company, which developed, built and sold new affordable and market rate housing in metro Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Richardson also worked as an attorney at the First National Bank of Chicago, negotiating and drafting documents for real estate and commercial lending transactions. Mr. Richardson is a graduate of Bradley University and the University of Chicago Law School. He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and has served on numerous non-profit and civic boards and commissions.

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