Rick Siger leads the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED), driving innovation, business growth, and competitiveness across the Commonwealth. In 2024, he and Governor Josh Shapiro launched Pennsylvania’s Ten-Year Economic Development Strategy, the state’s first long-term economic plan in nearly two decades.
Under his leadership, DCED has rolled out major initiatives like PA SITES, which expands Pennsylvania’s inventory of shovel-ready sites, and Main Street Matters, an investment in downtowns and main streets. He has also worked to strengthen partnerships between state and local governments and the private sector, with collaborative efforts like the revitalization of downtown Pittsburgh securing nearly $600 million in public and private investment.
Since 2023, the Shapiro Administration has attracted over $25.6 billion in private-sector investment and helped create more than 12,500 family-sustaining jobs across the state. Major milestones include Amazon’s $20 billion commitment to build high-tech AI innovation campuses across Pennsylvania and the Commonwealth’s rapid growth as a national hub for artificial intelligence research and development.
Previously, Rick served as Chief of Staff at Carnegie Mellon University and spent over seven years serving President Obama, holding senior roles at the White House and U.S. Department of Commerce. A Pittsburgh native, he holds a B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University.