Rick Abelson
Chief Executive Officer
Rick is a recognized leader in creating culturally significant land planning developments worldwide. His peers regard him as an original thinker and an internationally respected designer of large scale, renewable energy-based master planning, advanced technology campuses, AV/CV/EV test tracks, ecological industrial parks, sports and recreation, cultural destination attractions, mixed-use town centers, urban infill and new communities. In many cases, Rick’s projects have become the catalyst for civic revitalization and his early participation and strategic forward thinking adds immediate financial value to properties seeking optimum land definition. Rick has successfully planned projects worldwide as both client and consultant. He has reduced the inefficiencies and lowered the costs of the land planning design process to get the maximum benefit for stakeholders. Rick has been a featured speaker at numerous national and international conferences and has published many articles on land planning, master planning and urban design.
Harvard; Master of Landscape Architecture, Graduate School of Design
Harvard Business School; Competitive Decisions & Entrepreneurial Studies
University of Oregon; Bachelor of Landscape Architecture - Pennell Architecture Award
University of Washington; Planning & Urban Studies
Professional Registrations
University of California at Los Angeles; Senior Faculty Member, Department of Landscape Architecture
California Landscape Architecture License #3524
Council Landscape Architecture Registration Board #899
Professional Affiliations
Milken Institute; Elected Member and Associate, Lambda Alpha International – Land Development Economic Society
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB); Top 50 Executives
Forum on Science and Innovation for Sustainable Development; Elected Member
Urban Land Institute; ULI Commercial & Retail Development, Full Member | Council Member
Harvard Graduate School of Design, Alumni Council Member
California Marine Parks & Harbors Association, Executive Vice President
Contributor and Editorial Writer for The National Transportation Journal, Business Week, Urban Land Institute and Planetizen among many other industry specific trade publications.