Meeting Frequency
The East Bank Development Authority meets monthly every fourth Tuesday. Dates and locations can be found on the Upcoming and Previous Meetings page. Dates, times and locations are subject to change. Contact EBDA@nashville.gov for more information.
Description
Chapter 68 of the State of Tennessee Private Acts of 2024
BL2024-428
Term - varies
9 Members
Function
The East Bank Development Authority (EBDA) is authorized under Chapter 68 of the State of Tennessee Private Acts of 2024, as adopted by BL2024-428, and is charged with promoting economic development along the East Bank of the Cumberland River.
East Bank Development Authority Bylaws
Contact
Meet the Team
Ben York
Ben York is a 2005 graduate of Tennessee Technological University with a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Ben obtained his professional licensure in 2013 with the State of Tennessee. He began his career in private practice working at a civil site engineering firm and a geotechnical and material testing firm. In 2011 he began his career with Metro Nashville in the Public Works Department, then the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multi-Modal Infrastructure (NDOT). He has worked in and managed the Development Section at MPW/NDOT during his time with the agency. Ben has been assigned to the East Bank Program Management (EBPM) Team since 2021. With his background of proven success and imminent familiarity with the work on the East Bank, Ben was named the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the newly formed East Bank Development Authority (EBDA). The EBDA team has been tasked with the visioning, planning, coordination, and program management of the 550 acre East Bank redevelopment area. Ben is a native Nashvillian and is married to his wife of 23 years, Patricia. They have two teenage daughters Tori and Addison.
Anna Grider
Anna Grider was named Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the newly established East Bank Development Authority in March, 2025, after eight years as an Urban Planner with the Metro Nashville Planning Department. Anna has been a key part of several critical planning projects for Nashville, most recently having led the creation of the Imagine East Bank Vision Plan. Adopted in 2022, this was one of the largest and most complex planning studies Nashville has undertaken. Anna has continued to work on the implementation of the Plan, as one of two Project Manager’s for Metro’s East Bank Program Management Team. She has stepped into the COO role to help lead the oversight of the redevelopment of the East Bank and the continued implementation of Imagine East Bank.
Anna holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Geography from the University of Sheffield, England, and a master’s degree in Urban Studies from the University of Oklahoma. Prior to moving to Nashville in 2016, Anna worked for the Planning Departments of the City of Broken Arrow and the City of Oklahoma City, and for the Institute for Quality Communities at the University of Oklahoma. Anna is a native of Nottingham, England.