Who We Are

HR&A, an employee-owned company, guides decision makers in cities, including mayors and agency heads, real estate owners and developers, and non-profit leaders, to create impact when the stakes are high and the path forward isn’t clear. 

We bring rigorous analysis and creative problem-solving to questions that don’t have easy answers, combining data-driven and equity insights with a deep understanding of how cities function. 

Our work drives lasting impact by unlocking investment, expanding opportunity, and bringing communities to life. 

For over 50 years, we’ve been evolving and staying focused on what’s coming next. 

Our mission is to ensure implementation of our clients’ aspirations: to create vital places, build more equitable and resilient communities, and help improve people’s lives. We accomplish our mission by deploying the extraordinary analytic and creative talent of our employee-owners, who come from a diversity of backgrounds, have a breadth of lived experience, and share a passion for cities. We are motivated by complex challenges, dedicated to our clients, and fulfilled by making a lasting impact.

We operate from some of the greatest cities in the world, including our headquarters in New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, Raleigh, San Francisco Bay Area, and Washington D.C.

People make the place, so we’ve built a dynamic culture of excellence, collaboration, and care.