San Antonio Names Urbach Senior Manager for Smart City Program

Geoffrey Urbach has been hired as the senior manager for San Antonio’s smart city efforts.

Urbach most recently worked in New York as a senior manager of smart city partnerships for Rubicon.

On his LinkedIn profile, Urbach posted: “I look forward to collaborating, seeking guidance, and learning from many of you within my network. I’m so thankful for your help along my journey. For now, it’s time to get to work. Puro!”

Regarding his new position with the city, he posted: “I’m passionate about how civically minded and collaboratively built technology can play an important role in providing better services, improving resiliency, and creating more equitable communities.”

Urbach previously worked at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Summit Strategies Government Affairs, Ball Janik, the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate.

He attained a Master of Public Administration from American University and a Bachelor of Arts in government, business from the University of Texas at Austin. He has also studied city/urban, community and regional planning at Georgetown University and earned a certificate for delivering public-private transportation projects from the Eno Center for Transportation.