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Mortimer Downey

MEMBER SINCE: 1994

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President, Mort Downey Consulting LLC. Former Principal Director and First Vice Chair, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; Senior Advisor, Parsons Brinckerhoff; Mort Downey Consulting, LLC.; Chairman, Pb Consult, Inc.; Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation. Former positions with Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York): Assistant Executive Director for Management and Budget; Deputy Executive Director for Capital Programs; Executive Director; Chief Financial Officer. Former Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs, U.S. Department of Transportation; Budget Priorities Analyst, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives; increasingly responsible positions with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
President
Mort Downey Consulting LLC
2005
Present
Member
Board of Directors
Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority
2010
2016
Chairman
Board of Directors
Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority
2015
2016
Senior Advisor
Parsons Brinckerhoff
2009
2015
Chairman
Pb Consult, Inc.
2005
2008
Deputy Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation
1993
2001
Board Member
Amtrak
1993
2001
Executive Director
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)
1981
1993
Assistant Secretary
Budget and Programs
U.S. Department of Transportation
1977
1981
Budget Priorities Analyst
Committee on the Budget
U.S. House of Representatives
1975
1977
Various Titles
Administration, Planning & Development, Rail Transportation
Port Authority of NY/NJ
1958
1975
Principal Director and First Vice Chair
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Assistant Executive Director for Management and Budget
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)
Deputy Executive Director for Capital Programs
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)
Chief Financial Officer
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)
LCDR
U.S. Coast Guard
Primary Policy Areas

Transportation

Primary Sector of Expertise

Federal

Primary Functions

Budgeting and Finance, Grants Management, Intergovernmental, Organizational Structure/Design/Development, Performance Measurement, Strategic Planning