Shailen Bhatt

Shailen Bhatt
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
In office
January 13, 2023 – September 10, 2024[1]
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byNicole Nason (2021)
Personal details
EducationWestern Kentucky University (BA)

Shailen P. Bhatt is an American transportation official who hadd served as administrator of the Federal Highway Administration from January 2023 to September 2024.

Education

Bhatt earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Western Kentucky University.[2]

Career

From 2005 to 2008, Bhatt served as deputy executive director of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. From 2009 to 2011, he served as associate administrator for policy and government affairs for the Federal Highway Administration. From 2011 to 2014, he was the secretary of the Delaware Department of Transportation. From 2014 to 2017, he served as executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation.[3] From 2017 to 2021, he was the president and CEO of the ITS America, a transportation lobbying organization. He joined AECOM, an engineering firm, as senior vice president for global transportation innovation and alternative delivery in 2021.[4]

Bhatt was nominated in July 2022 by President Joe Biden to be the administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. His nomination was confirmed by the Senate on December 8, 2022.[5] He was sworn in by Secretary Pete Buttigieg on January 13, 2023.[6]

References

  1. ^ https://www.enr.com/articles/59275-shailen-bhatt-leaves-fhwa-for-exec-post-at-atkinsrealis
  2. ^ "ITS America appoints Shailen Bhatt as new President and CEO". ajot.com. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. July 21, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  4. ^ Lizza, Ryan; Okun, Eli; Ross, Garrett (July 28, 2021). "POLITICO Playbook PM: This is a BIF effing deal". POLITICO. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "PN2401 - Nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt for Department of Transportation, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  6. ^ Braceras, Carlos [@CarlosUDOT] (January 14, 2023). "Congratulations to my friend Shailen Bhatt, who was sworn in today as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration" (Tweet). Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Twitter.