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Office of the Controller
Ted Egan, Chief Economist
Ted Egan Ph.D. is a regional economist with extensive experience leading economic development strategies for cities and regions around the world. As a Director at ICF International, a major global consulting firm, he led the creation of San Francisco’s first economic development plan in 2006. Before that assignment he managed city competitiveness and technology-based economic development strategies in the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom, prepared software industry diversification strategies in the Middle East and Latin America, and developed a large-scale statistical model to support economic strategy and site selection in U.S. metropolitan areas.
He has worked in fields as diverse as biotechnology and bio-product industry development strategy in Ontario, tourism strategy development in Scotland, science and technology policy in New Jersey, and workforce development in Texas. In 2004, Dr. Egan led the California State University’s first system-wide economic impact study, which examined how the 23 CSU campuses contribute vital educational, research, and community resources to the diverse regional economies of California. He has also presented his original research at numerous academic and professional conferences, in the United States, Britain, Germany, Spain, Italy, Canada, and India.
Dr. Egan joined the Controller’s Office as Chief Economist of the OEA in April 2007. In addition to his duties at the OEA, he is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning at the University of California at Berkeley, where he has taught courses in urban and regional economic development since 2004. In addition to his doctoral degree from the University of California at Berkeley, he also has a M.A. from SUNY-Buffalo, and a B.A. in Economics from the Johns Hopkins University.
He can be reached at: Ted.Egan@sfgov.org, 415-554-5268
Kurt Fuchs, Senior Economist
Mr. Fuchs has 17 years experience in the real estate industry, with a focus on land use economics. Industry experience includes market studies, highest and best use studies, valuation, economic, and fiscal and financial feasibility analyses for the major land uses. Experience also includes market feasibility studies and due diligence analysis for property acquisition and disposition.
Prior to joining the OEA in October 2007, Mr. Fuchs was a Project Manager in the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Base Reuse and Real Estate Development Division, as part of the Hunters Point Shipyard project team where he supported negotiations, especially as they related to financial returns, fiscal impacts, and bond financing. Prior to the Mayor’s Office, Mr. Fuchs was a Director at Sedway Group, a San Francisco-based real estate economic consulting firm. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Irvine.
He can be reached at: Kurt.Fuchs@sfgov.org, 415-554-5369
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