Director Terry Reynolds


Terry Reynolds was appointed by Governor Steve Sisolak as the Director of the Department of Business and Industry in October 2019.  Prior to that he served for six years as the Deputy Director.

 Mr. Reynolds has more than 35 years management experience in the both the public and private sectors. He received his BA and MA in Political Science (Public Administration) from the University of Nevada and served as a legislative intern in the Nevada Legislature and a Congressional intern for the US Senate. He was formally the president of The Reynolds Company, providing governmental affairs representation, project management, and entitlement expertise to public and private clients.

 Prior to forming the Reynolds Company, Terry was senior vice president for external affairs and entitlements with the Wingfield Nevada Group Management Company (WNG). He oversaw entitlements and governmental affairs for WNG properties and acted as liaison to federal, state and local agencies for various entitlements and operational permits.

 Previous to this, Terry worked in municipal government for 21 years as a city manager for the cities of Prescott Arizona, Elko and Sparks Nevada. He also served as an administrative officer in the Court Administrator’s Office of the Nevada Supreme Court handing legislative matters for the lower courts.