Mark Aesch is currently the founder and CEO of a transportation management consulting firm.
The federal government has nominated Mark Aesch to become the Federal Transit Administration’s next administrator. Aesch is currently the founder and CEO of a transportation management consulting firm and also works as a senior advisor at Boston Consulting Group.
“His work has supported organizations in creating strategic plans, performance measurement systems, incentive compensation programs and service improvement programs. Additionally, Aesch has served on the American Public Transportation Association (APTA)’s Board of Directors and Legislative Committee and helped form the Rays the Mark Foundation,” Noah Kolenda writes for Mass Transit.
Aesch was previously the CEO of the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority. APTA President and CEO Paul Skoutelas said that Aesch’s experience in that role means he “understands that reliable, affordable public transportation is vital to household budgets and to economic growth,” Mass Transit reports.
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