David R. Eichenthal

On January 10, 2005, David R. Eichenthal became the new President and Chief Executive Officer of the Community Research Council Inc. Prior to joining CRC, Mr. Eichenthal served the City of Chattanooga, beginning in 2002 as Director of the new Office of Performance Review and then as City Finance Officer, beginning February 2003. Mr. Eichenthal continues to serve as chairman of Chattanooga's $180 million general pension board and the Regional Interagency Council on the Homeless.

As CFO and Director of the Office of Performance Review, Mr. Eichenthal led the City’s efforts to launch a 311 Call Center and to begin using 311 and other data to measure and better manage government performance. Time Magazine recently cited Chattanooga as one of a few cities that “are not only answering 311 calls but also analyzing the larger patterns that emerge from them...That is urban reform at its most elegant.”

Mr. Eichenthal also led the City’s effort to develop a Blueprint to End Chronic Homelessness, the City Task Force on Animal Care and Control and is currently completing work as leader of a Working Group on Recycling in Chattanooga.

Prior to coming to Chattanooga, Mr. Eichenthal spent a dozen years in New York City and State government. He was the Chief of Staff to New York City’s Public Advocate, the City’s second highest elected official. He also served in senior positions in the Office of the New York City Comptroller and the New York City School Construction Authority.

Mr. Eichenthal received a degree in public policy from the University of Chicago and a law degree from New York University. He has taught public administration and public policy at New York University and Baruch College.

Mr. Eichenthal serves on the board of the Center for Employment Opportunities, the New Democracy Project and Congregation B’nai Zion. He and his wife, Bea Lurie, and their two children live in Fort Wood.