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Another historic leadership transition has come to the METRO Board. Recently, METRO’s Board of Directors unanimously approved Mayor Sylvester Turner’s board chair nomination and welcomed Sanjay Ramabhadran (pronounced Rahm-bud-run) to lead the agency’s nine-member Board. Ramabhadran has been on the board since May 2015. Still, his appointment is notable as he is the first Indian-American to serve in this role.
Ramabhadran has served in senior executive/board roles at global and regional engineering firms and has 25 years of experience in public infrastructure consulting. He has been on the Board of METRO for many of its bold transformations. This includes the launch of the New Bus Network in 2015, the passage of the METRONext Moving Forward Plan, a $3.5 billion bond referendum in 2019, and the opening of the region’s first bus rapid transit, METRORapid Silver Line.
Ramabhadran also served as chair of the Capital & Strategic Planning Committee and a member of the Finance & Audit Committee.
“The continued economic growth of our region is going to be inextricably tied to the investments we will make in improving our quality of life,” said Ramabhadran. “And public transportation is a huge part of improving that quality of life.”
| The outgoing chair, Carrin Patman, also made history as the first woman to lead the METRO board. She received a proclamation from the METRO Board of Directors for her leadership and many accomplishments. That extensive list includes leading the effort to adopt the METRONext Moving Forward Plan and getting the bond referendum approved by nearly 70% of voters. |
“It’s been a profound honor to serve with you all and to lead an agency of such quality and dedicated people,” said Patman. “My heart is very full. Thank you.”
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Source: Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO)
