Awards & Recognition
★Crain's New York Business Most Powerful Women 2021
★Crain's New York Business 2021 Newsmaker
★Phi Beta Kappa honors from Barnard College
Notable Facts
→Deputy Secretary of Transportation (2021-2025) - #2 official at USDOT with 57,000 employees
→Acting Administrator of FAA in 2023
→NYC Transportation Commissioner for 7 years (2014-2020) leading 5,800-person agency
→Under Secretary for Transportation Policy under Obama administration
→Dean of NYU's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service (2025-present)
→Led implementation of Vision Zero traffic safety initiative in NYC
→30+ years of transportation policy experience including Senate staff roles
→Confirmed by Senate 82-15 vote for Deputy Secretary position
→Oversaw hundreds of billions in infrastructure investments under Biden administration