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Richard Mudge, Ph.D.

President

Responsibilities

Lead for all technical work

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Dr. Richard Mudge is President and founder of Compass Transportation and Technology Inc. This firm specializes in the economics, finance, and policy of transportation, with an emphasis on autonomous vehicles and shared mobility. Dr. Mudge is a nationally recognized expert in the economics and finance of all modes of transportation.  He is currently helping public agencies to evaluate and deploy new technologies.

He holds a Ph.D. in Regional Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.  He has held a series of management positions as a transportation consultant. These include co-founder, President, and Chairman of the Board for Apogee Research. He also directed the transportation policy group for the Congressional Budget Office and worked in applied research at the RAND Corporation.