Bio

Kenneth Ritchie is a public administrator and licensed NC engineer with 19 years of professional experience. He currently serves the City of Raleigh as an assistant director with the Department of Transportation, where he oversees the strategy and planning, project development, regulatory oversight, system operations and parking enterprise programs of the city’s transportation network.     

Kenneth holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from NC State University and a master’s degree in public administration from UNC-Pembroke. He is a graduate of the UNC School of Government Civic Fellows Leadership program, Professional Engineer’s of North Carolina (PENC) Leadership Institute and the City of Raleigh’s Executive Development program.  Kenneth also currently serves as the vice chair for the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Technical Coordinating Committee.  

Kenneth lives in Fuquay-Varina with his wife Michelle and their three children, Charlotte, Meredith and Wheston. When away from work, he enjoys camping with his family, cheering on family in volleyball, ice skating, and hockey and is an avid sports fan (Go Pack and Go Canes ).