Nuria I. Fernandez

Nuria I. Fernandez
Official portrait, 2021
Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration
In office
June 10, 2021 – February 24, 2024
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byPeter Rogoff (2014)
Succeeded byMarc Molinaro
In office
January 20, 2021 – June 10, 2021 (Acting)
Personal details
Born (1959-11-15) November 15, 1959
EducationBradley University (BS)
Roosevelt University (MBA)
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Nuria I. Fernandez is a Panamanian-American civil engineer who served as the administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), from June 10, 2021, to February 24, 2024. After she was appointed as deputy administrator of the FTA on January 21, 2021, she served as the acting administrator until her confirmation in June. Fernandez has held leadership positions in large transit agencies, including as general manager and chief executive officer of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority from 2014 to 2021, chief operating officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) from 2011 to 2014, and senior vice president of design and construction for both the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) from 1994 to 1997.