Paul P. Skoutelas
President and CEO
Paul P. Skoutelas is president and chief executive officer of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). His entire career has been in public transportation, serving in both the public and private sectors.
Skoutelas is a champion for the power of public transportation to create personal and economic opportunities for all and to connect and build thriving communities. He testifies often before Congress and is a frequent speaker on public transportation issues as APTA leads the industry’s transformation in the new mobility era.
Prior to joining APTA in 2018, Skoutelas served as senior vice president for WSP USA, one of the world’s largest architectural and engineering firms and national director of WSP USA’s Transit & Rail Technical Excellence Center. He also was chief executive officer at the Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAT), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX), Orlando, Florida.
Skoutelas serves on numerous boards and committees, including the Transportation Research Board, Mineta Transportation Institute, ENO Center for Transportation, Transportation Learning Center and the Alliance to Save Energy’s 50×50 Commission on U.S. Transportation Sector Efficiency. He is a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Executive Advisory Board on Smart Mobility and Carnegie Mellon University’s Mobility 21 Advisory Council.
He is also a long-time member of WTS International and the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO).
Skoutelas received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a licensed professional engineer.
Skoutelas and his wife, Denise, are residents of Washington DC, and he commutes to work on Washington’s Metro system and the DC Circulator.
APTA Chair
Michele Wong Krause
Past Chair
Dallas Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors, 2021-2023
Dallas, TX
Vice Chair
MJ Maynard
Chief Executive Officer
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
Secretary/Treasurer
Jeffrey Wharton
Director, Contracts and Technical Services
SYSTRA USA
Goldsboro, NC
Immediate Past Chair
Dorval R. Carter, Jr.
President
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago, IL
Executive Committee
Jose R. Bustamante
Vice President, T&I National Business Development
STV Incorporated
Washington, DC
At-Large Member
Francis “Buddy” Coleman
Chief Customer Officer
Clever Devices Ltd.
Woodbury, NY
At-Large Business Member
Jim Derwinski
CEO/Executive Director
Metra
Chicago, IL
Commuter Rail CEOs Committee Representative
Charles DiMaggio
CEO
Greystone Management Solutions
New York, NY
Business Member Board of Governors Representative
Dawn Distler
Chief Executive Officer
METRO Regional Transit Authority
Akron, OH
Mid-Size Operations Committee Representative
Denise Figueroa
Board Member
Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA)
Albany, NY
At-Large Transit Board Member
Sharon Fleming
Director
Calgary Transit
Calgary, AB Canada
Canadian Members Representative
Gary S. Giovanetti
Board Chair
San Joquin Regional Transit District
Stockton, CA
At-Large Transit Board Member
Carolyn Gonot
CEO and General Manager
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
San Jose, CA
Rail Transit CEOs Committee Representative
Beth Holbrook
Member, Board of Trustees
Utah Transit Authority
Salt Lake City, UT
At-Large Member
Bacarra Mauldin
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Memphis Area Transit Authority
Memphis, TN
At-Large Member
Allan Pollock
General Manager/CEO
Salem-Keizer Transit
Salem, OR
Small Operations Committee Representative
Naomi Renek
Senior Advisor, Federal Policy
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York, NY
Top 10 Transit System Representative
Leslie S. Richards
General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Philadelphia, PA
Legacy System Representative
Erin Rogers
CEO/General Manager
OMNITRANS
San Bernardino, CA
Bus & Paratransit CEOs Committee Representative
Rita A. Scott
Board Chair
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Atlanta, GA
At-Large Transit Board Member
Kimberly Slaughter
Advisor
Olivier Incorporated
Pearland, TX
At-Large Business Member
Doug Tisdale
District H Director
Regional Transportation District
Denver, CO
Transit Board Members Committee Representative
Matthew O. Tucker
Global Transit Market Sector Director
HDR
San Diego, CA
Legislative Committee Representative
Jannet Walker-Ford
Senior Vice President & National Transit &
Rail Business Line Leader
WSP USA
New York, NY
Top 10 Business Member Representative
Eve Williams
President/Chief Executive Officer
Dikita Engineering
Dallas, TX
At-Large Business Member
2023-2024 Board of Directors
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Honorary Board Members
Past Chairs and Past Presidents of the American Public Transportation Association, American Transit Association, and the Institute for Rapid Transit.
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