Former LACMTA exec joins Honolulu rail project on interim basis

Written by Mischa Wanek-Libman, editor
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The Board of Directors of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) selected Krishniah N. Murthy as the authority's interim executive director and CEO.

Murthy will begin on Dec. 5 and his employment agreement is for one year. Murthy succeeds Dan Grabauskas, who resigned effective Aug. 18. HART ex-officio voting board member Michael D. Formby is acting executive director between Grabauskas’ resignation and Murthy’s start.

Murthy is an award-winning engineer and the former executive director for Transit Project Delivery at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. He retired in 2014 and founded Murthy Consulting Services.

“Murthy is the perfect fit for HART at this time,” said HART Board Chair Colleen Hanabusa. “He brings to the table more than 40 years of experience in transit design and construction and has managed and implemented several multi-billion dollar light rail and heavy rail projects in a number of cities, including Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Dallas/Fort Worth and Atlanta.”

Murthy said, “As an executive, I have participated extensively in project planning, coordination with state, federal and local agencies. I have taken leadership role[s] in managing [the] development of financial models for project sponsorship and project implementation, creating a decision making process and [to] effectively communicate project benefits to political leadership and communities.”

 

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