Peter Rogoff Email Address

Chief Executive Officer

Sound Transit is transforming how the Central Puget Sound region moves by planning, building and operating regional transit systems that give millions of riders an alternative to sitting in traffic. As the agency prepares for nearly a million new Central Puget Sound residents by 2040, transit services are expanding to meet today s growing needs. Overall ridership increased more than 33 percent in 2016, thanks in large part to the opening of stations at the University of Washington, Capitol Hill and Angle Lake with corresponding 95 percent growth in weekday light rail ridership. In 2017, we expect record ridership with more than 47 million boardings on Sound Transit trains and buses.

–As Principal and Managing Partner of the Contorta Group, Peter Rogoff provides strategic business and policy guidance to public and private clients across all transportation modes. –As CEO of Sound Transit for six and half years, he led the agency through transformative change, successfully guiding an historic $54 billion ballot measure to launch the nation’s largest transit expansion program with budget discipline, strong community engagement, and robust Federal partnership. During his tenure, Mr. Rogoff secured two grant agreements with USDOT totalling $2 billion. He opened two rail extensions costing $3.8 billion, each yielding a dramatic improvement in ridership and regional mobility. He negotiated the nation's first USDOT TIFIA Master Credit Agreement, making Sound Transit the nation’s largest TIFIA borrower. He implemented one of the most forward leaning programs to secure affordable housing in proximity to transit and served as co-founder of the region’s first chapter of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO). –President Obama appointed Mr. Rogoff as Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, the department’s third ranking official, in January of 2014. He was confirmed by the US Senate in the role in July 2014. As Under Secretary, Mr. Rogoff served as principal policy advisor to the Secretary on all regulatory, legislative and strategic issues across all transportation modes. He liaised extensively with senior White House advisors, Governors, Mayors, Legislators, Tribal Leaders, national and local stakeholders, and industry, labor, and citizens groups to advance the Administration’s transportation goals. –Mr. Rogoff was confirmed by the US Senate as the Federal Transit Administrator in May 2009. He skillfully led the FTA through a period of historic change, redirecting investments to key Administration priorities including reducing consumption of foreign oil, advancing equity, addressing climate change, deploying cutting edge technologies, and streamlining bureaucratic processes. –Prior to moving to the Executive Branch, Mr. Rogoff served on the staff of the U.S. Senate Transportation and Housing Appropriations Committee for 22 years including 14 years as the Democratic Staff Director. –Based on both his public agency and Federal roles, Mr. Rogoff has often been called to testify before Congress and provide media commentary on industry trends. He has served on the Executive Committee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences and received numerous industry awards and recognitions.