City Planner Returns Home For Manager Job

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- Aarti Shrivastava will be joining the leadership team as assistant city manager and director of the Community Development Department in the Silicon Valley town she planned about a decade ago.

With more than 25 years of experience in municipal planning and management, Shrivastava is bringing her background in neighborhood building, community collaboration and leveraging regional partnerships to Mountain View.

She is expected to start on February 5, filling the position of the former Community Development director, Randy Tsuda, who left the city in late 2018 to lead the non-profit Palo Alto Housing Corporation.

Shrivastava currently serves as assistant city manager and community development director for Cupertino, where she has been since 2009. Prior to Cupertino, she was the planning manager and principal planner for Mountain View from 2004 to 2008.

“We are excited to welcome Aarti back to Mountain View. Her deep knowledge of Mountain View and the unique issues of our region, as well as her urban planning and collaborative leadership skills will be a tremendous benefit to the city. Given the importance of planning and thoughtful development, and given her extensive management experience, I felt it was appropriate to establish the position at the assistant city manager level,” City Manager Dan Rich said.

“Mountain View is unparalleled as a center of innovation, creativity and community spirit, and I feel honored to be selected as assistant city manager and director of community development. I look forward to rekindling old relationships and forging new ones with the wonderful City team and community members."

--Image courtesy of city of Mountain View