Polly Trottenberg

Polly Trottenberg
Official portrait, 2021
13th United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation
In office
April 14, 2021 – January 20, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJeffrey A. Rosen
Succeeded bySteven G. Bradbury
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
Acting
In office
June 9, 2023 – October 27, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byBilly Nolen (acting)
Succeeded byMichael Whitaker
Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation
In office
January 27, 2014 – December 11, 2020
MayorBill de Blasio
Preceded byJanette Sadik-Khan
Succeeded byMargaret Forgione (Acting)
Personal details
Born (1964-03-16) March 16, 1964
PartyDemocratic
SpouseMark Zuckerman
EducationColumbia University (BA)
Harvard University (MPP)

Polly Ellen Trottenberg (born March 16, 1964) is dean of New York University's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. She was previously an American government official who served as Deputy Secretary of Transportation under Pete Buttigieg from 2021 to 2025, and as the acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration from June 2023 to October 2023. She previously served as commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation from 2014 to 2020.