Wellington “Duke” Reiter, FAIA, is the Senior Advisor to the President of Arizona State University and the Executive Director of the University City Exchange, a unit dedicated to the establishment of mutually beneficial relationships between the university and surrounding municipalities (Phoenix, Mesa, Scottsdale) and other American cities (Los Angeles).  His office is also directing the Rio Reimagined project.  In keeping with the New American University concept, he established  Ten Across (10X), a nationally recognized initiative addressing the major issues of our time as they are revealed along the I-10 corridor.

Reiter is the recipient of the Arizona Architect’s medal and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and a national Trustee of the Urban Land Institute (ULI).  He currently co-chairs the University Development and Innovation Council for ULI which is dedicated to merging university and city interests.  Reiter is the former Dean of the College of Design at Arizona State University, the past President of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a long-time faculty member in the MIT in the Department of Architecture.