Richard Young
Executive Director
CivicLex
About Richard Young
Richard lives in Fayette County, Kentucky, and has worked on civic health in Kentucky for over a decade. He is the Founder and Executive Director of CivicLex, a civic health and media organization in Lexington that spans local news, bridge building, civic education, public space, and collaborative governance. He is also a founding Steering Committee member of the Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange. Since 2014, Richard’s work in Kentucky has been featured on/in NextCity, PBS NewsHour, Foreign Affairs, On Point, Wall Street Journal, CityLab, PEW Charitable Trusts, and more.
