Michael Wojnar Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

Greater New York City Area

Served as chief advisor to the Chair and agency presidents on sustainability and innovation, and advised on federal affairsDirected the work of Transit Innovation Partnership, Transit Tech Lab, and annual Innovation ChallengesLed strategy and outreach for implementation of nation’s first congestion pricing program (CBD Tolling)Delivered innovative transit.

Greater New York City Area

• Chief advisor to the Governor and senior executive staff on all transportation and infrastructure issues, coordinating decision-making on policy, budget and operations.
• Develop and implement Governor's policy priorities and strategic initiatives and manage operations of New York's six transportation agencies – Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
• Deploy and respond to incidents, crashes and weather emergencies statewide as transportation lead for NYS Emergency Management Team and as Regional Emergency Management Captain
• Serve as Governor’s liaison to state legislators, local elected officials, community organizations, interest groups, and transportation and infrastructure industry stakeholders

Greater New York City Area

Albany, New York Area

Greater New York City Area

• Advise public and private sector clients on rail, aviation, mass transit, port, freight, and surface transportation policy at federal, state & local level
• Facilitate strategic contacts with key Administration officials, Members of Congress, governors, state departments of transportation and advocacy groups to influence legislation and ensure favorable outcomes for clients
• Write periodic update on transportation, infrastructure and public-private partnership industry matters for distribution to over 1,700 clients, reporters and interested parties
• Successfully advised a state department of transportation in effort to secure invitation to apply for a $270 million TIFIA loan to finance $1.1 billion public-private partnership project (2011)
• Led effort to secure a $10.5 million award for one of the nation’s busiest multimodal port facilities from highly competitive TIGER infrastructure grant program administered by USDOT (2010)
• Developed white paper & led lobbying team to include language in transportation reauthorization bill to encourage transit agencies to transition to contactless bankcard fare systems (2010)

Washington D.C. Metro Area And Albany, New York Area

• Chief policy advisor to Governor and state agency leads on federal transportation & infrastructure issues; Wrote briefing & event memos for state's chief executive & senior staff
• Coordinated outreach & communication to state congressional delegation, House & Senate committee staff, and federal agency officials on state's transportation programs, grant applications, and appropriations requests
• Advocated for New York’s interests as Governor’s representative at NGA, AASHTO, APTA, Amtrak, Coalition of Northeastern Governors and States for Passenger Rail CoalitionNOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENT
• Chaired Governor’s interagency Task Force (MTA, Port Authority of NY & NJ, NYS Department of Transportation and NYS Thruway Authority) in the development of strategic policy priorities for federal surface.

Washington D.C. Metro Area And Albany, New York Area

• Sole on-the-record spokesman for ten-term member of House of Representatives and Ways & Means Committee; wrote all speeches, press releases, & floor statements; coordinated press conferences and media events in Albany.
• Chief legislative advisor on transportation & infrastructure, agriculture, energy & environment, homeland security, labor, education and small business issues

Ba, International Affairs

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, University Honors Program

General Course, European Union

General Course for Visiting Students; Law, Economics and Public Policy in the European Union, International Organizations