Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde serves as the City of Boulder’s City Manager since 2021. In her role, she leads the city’s operations, organizational and strategic development, ensures implementation of City Council policies, and oversees a budget of over $520M. She brings over 30 years of experience in both the public and private sectors, beginning her professional career as an attorney before transitioning to the public sector in Puerto Rico. She subsequently started her own consulting firm before turning back to local government in 2013 when she was hired by the City of Minneapolis, Minn., as the Director of Regulatory Services and eventually became the chief administrator for the city. During her tenure, she incubated the city’s first small business team, lead the city’s supplier diversity efforts and facilitated the city’s efforts to overhaul its online permitting system.
In 2019, she moved to Austin as Deputy City Manager where she partnered with downtown business organizations on homelessness issues and championed the city’s efforts to support the business community in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. During her time in Boulder, she has been committed to supporting economic development efforts and is focused on improving city processes that support businesses and residents alike. She has brought forward the city’s first strategic plan and has demonstrated expertise in advancing equity, innovation and collaborative leadership throughout the organization and within community.
Rivera-Vandermyde received her Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and English from Amherst College. She is originally from Puerto Rico and is married with 2 children. Rivera-Vandermyde is an active member of the Colorado City & County Management Association, the International City/County Management Association and Juntos Colorado, a regional chapter of the Local Government Hispanic Network.
The Summit offers a unique opportunity to confront the corrosive influence of bigotry and hatred in our society. In order for us to address these challenges, we first must acknowledge their painful and destructive impact in our communities and in our country. I am grateful to serve as a Global Advisor to this timely and powerful initiative.
