-Local Government Management

-Executive Leadership

-Strategic Planning

M.P.A., Public Administration, Syracuse University

B.A., Psychology, Hampton University

CERTIFICATIONS
Senior Executives in State and Local Government, Harvard University
Senior Executive Institute, University of Virginia
Advanced Certificate Public Policy Analysis, Old Dominion University

Eric D. Campbell joined the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs faculty in January 2022 as a Senior Practitioner in Residence, Public Administration. Most recently he served as City Manager of Harrisonburg, Virginia where he oversaw a municipal operation of 800 employees and a total budget of approximately $300 million. He holds the distinction of being the first African American to serve as Harrisonburg City Manager. Prior to Harrisonburg, he served as an Assistant City Manager in Dallas, Texas, and Charlotte, North Carolina, respectively. He has spent the first 20 years of his career in various positions in Virginia local government, ultimately serving as Deputy City Manager in Portsmouth, Virginia, and Assistant City Manager in Petersburg, Virginia.

A graduate of Hampton University with a B.A. in Psychology, he received a Master of Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. He attended the Senior Executive Institute at the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service (UVA) and completed the Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He currently holds the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Credentialed Manager designation.

He is an active member of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), Virginia Local Government Management Association (VLGMA). He has served on the Supervisory Board of the Virginia Risk Sharing Association and Executive Board of the Virginia First Cities Coalition. He has served on numerous regional and state boards.