Robert P. Bzik is Director of Planning for Somerset County where he directs the current and long-range planning operations of the County Planning Board, including transportation planning, land development review, housing and demographic analysis, natural resource and utility planning and intergovernmental land use coordination. In addition, he manages the professional staff assigned to the Office of Economic Development and County Agriculture Development Board, Culture & Heritage Commission and Solid Waste Planning, which help maintain the attractiveness and competitiveness of the County as a prime living and business location.

He is a licensed professional planner and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, with undergraduate and graduate degrees in Economics and City Planning from Seton Hall and Rutgers Universities. In 1993, he had the distinction of being chosen as a recipient of Johnson and Johnson Harvard Fellowship to the JFK School of Government for Senior Executives in Government.

As a professional Planner, he brings extensive experience in housing, open space, traffic, land development, resource planning and public infrastructure management, as well as an in-depth understanding of county and regional issues. He is currently an Executive Officer in New Jersey County Planner’s Association and New Jersey County Transportation Association and a member of the State Aviation Advisory Council, Scenic Byways Committee, I-287/I80 HOV Steering Committee, NJ Transit Rail Station Design Enhancement Committee, Ridewise of Raritan Valley Management Committee, Somerset County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and liaison to numerous other County organizations and Advisory Boards. Prior to joining the County in 1981, he served as a County Planner in suburban Philadelphia and Southeast Florida.

He resides in the Borough of Bound Brook with his wife, Mary.