Janette Sadik-Khan
Janette Sadik-Khan was appointed Commissioner of the NYC Department of Transportation by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on April 27, 2007.
Commissioner Sadik-Khan is internationally recognized for her expertise in transportation issues, public policy development and innovative finance - knowledge gained in over 18 years of experience in federal and local government and the private sector.
Since becoming Commissioner, she has embarked on an aggressive agenda to improve air quality, mobility, and public space, and reach a state of good repair on all of the Department's facilities. Commissioner Sadik-Khan pioneered the development of a Strategic Business Plan to bring all Departmental operations and planning in line with the sustainability goals of PlaNYC. She has reshaped the Department's communications with Community Boards, elected officials, and individual citizens, with an emphasis on transparency and customer service.
Recognizing that transportation in NYC is as much about quality of life as it is about getting from points A to B, the Commissioner has looked to cities around the world for inspiration and initiated the development of a public realm strategy.
Prior to her appointment as Commissioner, she was a Senior Vice President of Parsons Brinckerhoff, a leading international engineering firm. Previously, she was Deputy Administrator at the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), managing the capital construction budget and responsible for developing an innovative finance program which provided localities with increased funding and regulatory flexibility. As Director of the Office of Policy, she initiated the FTA's Art in Transit program.
While serving as Director of the Mayor's Office of Transportation, she was principal advisor to NYC Mayor David Dinkins on mass transit issues. Key positions held at the New York City Department of Transportation included Special Counsel to the Commissioner and Legislative Director of the agency.
Commissioner Sadik-Khan holds a B.A. in Political Science from Occidental College, a law degree from Columbia University School of Law and is a member of the New York State Bar. She was a Rockefeller Fellow and has been a visiting scholar at New York University.
President of the National Association of City Transportation Officials, Chair of the Transportation Research Board's Committee on Large Cities and chair of Reconnecting America, Commissioner Sadik-Khan has received numerous awards recognizing her innovative contributions in the field of transportation. She writes extensively on transportation, finance and project management issues. An avid cyclist, she also frequently commutes to work by bike.
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