Dr. Frederick Steinmann is the Director of the University Center for Economic Development (UCED), part of The College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno , and is the principal investigator for the Nevada Lithium Battery and Other EV Materials Loop Regional Technology and Innovation Hub.
He began his professional economic development career with the Reno Redevelopment Agency in Reno, Nevada.  Since then, he has worked for the Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, and for the Carson Economic Development Services Department in Carson, California.  Frederick has also worked as a senior associate for David Paul Rosen & Associates, one of the elite economic development and public policy consulting firms in California.  He earned his Doctorate in Policy, Planning, and Development from the University of Southern California. He earned both his Bachelor and Master of Science in Economics from UNR.  He is currently a member of the International Economic Development Council, the American Society for Public Administration, and the American Planning Association.