Carter named next CTA president

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor

Dorval Carter, Jr., has been named president of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). Carter, who has more than 30 years of experience in public transit at both the city and federal levels, joins the CTA from the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C., where he most recently has served as acting chief of staff to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.

 

“Dorval has served the American traveling public in various roles at USDOT. Most recently, I asked him to serve as my acting chief of staff where he has worked on some of the most challenging transportation issues facing our country,” said Foxx. “He possesses the experience and passion for transit that will make him highly effective.”

“Dorval is a seasoned professional who brings a wealth of experience and knowledge about public transportation to the CTA,” said Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. “And just as importantly, he already has a long and successful track record with CTA and understands the opportunities and challenges it faces.”

Carter will be the first African-American president of the CTA since the agency’s inception in 1947. He served the CTA from 2000 to 2009 where he held a variety of posts culminating in executive vice president and chief administrative officer. During his tenure, Carter was responsible for directing and coordinating the principal planning and operating functions of CTA’s $1 billion operating budget and five-year capital improvement program. He also served as acting CTA President from January to April 2009.

Before joining CTA in 2000, Carter spent 10 years at the Federal Transportation Administration (FTA), where he was assistant chief counsel for legislation and regulation and managed the office responsible for planning, directing and supporting the administration’s legislative and regulatory programs. Prior to that, Carter was the regional counsel of the FTA Region 5 office in Chicago. He was responsible for all contractual, labor, environmental and litigation matters, as well as legal policy guidance.

Carter began his career with the CTA in 1984 as a staff attorney and, later, he held various positions including general attorney and deputy general attorney for corporate law.

Carter will begin serving in his new role at CTA the week of May 18.

 

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