Elliot Sander

Mr. Sander has over 30 years experience successfully delivering world-class infrastructure programs and projects, particularly in the field of transportation. He is responsible for managing HAKS' national and international offices -- planning, directing and evaluating the operations of HAKS' 13 offices, including an office in Chennai, India. Mr. Sander previously served as Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Transporation Authority of New York, the largest public transportation and toll network in the Western Hemisphere. He was also Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT), the largest municipal transportation agency in the United States. Before joining HAKS, Mr. Sander was Group Chief Executive for a multi-billion dollar, global architecture and engineering firm where he successfully led that company's transportation practice. Previously, he led that company's New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Latin American practice. He also served in other senior level public sector positions, including Director of Transit for the New York State Department of Transportation; General Manager (Manhattan Division), Department of Buses, New York City Transit; Deputy Commissioner, New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal; and Executive Director of Traffic Operational Services and Director of Parking, New York City Department of Transportation. Mr. Sander is Chairman of the Regional Plan Association, a nationally renowned, independent planning organization that has played a critical role in developing the infrastructure and economy of the New York Metropolitan Area. He also serves on the Board of the National Express Group, a UK based global, London FTSE 250 Corporation providing bus, rail, paratransit and school bus services in Europe, North America and Africa; the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation; and the Board of Trustees of the Leo Baeck Institute. Previous affiliations include: Commissioner, National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Commission (appointed by the Congress of the United States); Founder of the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management; Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Administration, New York University; Chair APTA 2050, American Public Transportation Association; Founding Chair, National Association of City Transportation Officials; Founding Co-Chair, Empire State Transportation Alliance; Founding Chair, Transportation Research Board Committee on Large Cities; and the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation's Transportation Advisory Committee where, at the request of Governor George Pataki, he successfully led the development of the transportation plan for the post 9-11 recovery of Lower Manhattan, including the reconstruction of the South Ferry Terminal Station and the creation of the Fulton Street Transit Center. Mr. Sander also chaired the transportation transition team for Governor Eliot Spitzer.