Feinberg tapped as 1st woman to chair NYC transit authority
Sarah Feinberg has been nominated to chair New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and if confirmed, would become the first woman to head North America’s largest public transit system.
Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Feinberg’s nomination Tuesday. Since last year, Feinberg has served since as interim head of New York City Transit, which operates the city’s bus and subway systems.
She would replace Patrick Foye, the MTA’s current chair and CEO. Foye on Tuesday was named interim president and CEO of Empire State Development, the state’s economic development arm. Janno Lieber, head of the MTA’s construction and development, was appointed the MTA’s CEO.