R. Richard Geddes is an American academic specializing in infrastructure policy.
He is a professor of policy analysis and management at Cornell University, where he is director of its infrastructure program.
[5] Geddes is a recognized authority on transportation issues, being interviewed for NPR's On Point.
[7] He has testified before House and Senate Committees ten times since 2008, most frequently about federal spending on railroads and the Postal Service.
[8][9] Geddes has observed that public-private partnerships are unlikely to take hold in the United States, as long as less risky municipal bond funding for projects is common.