As the Chief Executive Officer of City CarShare, a Bay Area nonprofit, Rick Hutchinson brings over thirty years of leadership experience to the sustainable transportation marketplace.
Emphasizing the development of market-directed and purpose-based organizations, he has led three companies and consulted in a range of industries and specialties.
Currently, Rick is responsible for all aspects of the City CarShare organization, including strategic direction, operational functions and organizational development. He also serves on the Board of Directors of City CarShare. Under Rick’s direction, City CarShare has enhanced operations and expanded the range and scope of the organization, achieving operational sustainability and solidifying its position as the largest nonprofit carsharing organization in North America. Balancing mission-based goals with solid business processes, Rick has established City CarShare’s socially responsible credentials within the carsharing movement, helping to create best practices, enabling technology, research and awareness of transit-oriented carsharing, the model the focuses on local community environmental, land use and transportation goals instead of profit.
Rick has served on various Board and Advisory groups, including SPUR, San Francisco Housing Action Coalition, the CarSharing Association, the Bay Area Sharing Economy Coalition, and the Bay Area EV Strategic Council. He attended the University of California at Berkeley receiving degrees in economics and journalism, and received his MBA from Columbia University with an emphasis in marketing and finance.