Nickolas Borelli, Director of Maintenance, Laketran

Natalie Lawrence, Marketing Program Strategist-Youth, Community Transit

Matthew Trecha, Transportation Demand Management Lead, Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)

Matt Horton, AICP, Transit Practice Leader, Kimley-Horn

Mary Dover, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, North County Transit - San Diego Railroad (NCTD)

Mark G. Bathrick, Director, Office of Grants Management and Guidance, Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Marah Harris, Fleet Manager, Pierce Transit

Lauren Krutty, AICP, Deputy Director, Kansas City Streetcar Authority (KC Streetcar)

Latashia S. Vauss, Board Minutes Coordinator, New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit)

Kyle O'Donnell Burrows, Acting Director, Arterial Bus Rapid Transit, Metro Transit (Minneapolis-St. Paul)

Kurt Raschke, Senior Director of Subways Systems, MTA New York City Transit (NYCT).

Kevin Khemraj, DBIA, Vice President, Welkin Mechanical LLC.

Katerina Moreland, Ph.D., PTMP, Transit Finance and Compliance Administrator, Greenville Transit Authority (GTA).

Karmjot Singh, PE, Senior Transportation Engineer, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA).

Justin Sheldon, General Manager of Dallas Area Rapid Transit Contract, Transdev.

Julia Roberts, M.U.P., CEO and Founder, WoMobility.

John Duklewski, Executive Director, Transportation Association of Maryland (TAM).

Jessenia Fernandes, Director of Safety and Training/DAPM Merrimack Valley Transit (MeVa).

Gregory Tower, Transit Manager, Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT).

Gio DiDomenico, PE, P.Eng, Senior Rail & Transit Engineer, Kiewit.

Forrest Jones, TSSP-Bus/Rail, WSO-CSSD, PTSCTP-Bus/Rail, CIT, Systems Safety Manager, STV.

Estella Hollander, Transportation Planner, AECOM.

Emily Gates, Head of Service Delivery, Transit app.

Elijah M. Hughes, Senior Transportation Planner, HDR.

Agencies can close the gap between what riders pay and how they travel by leveraging reliable data, thoughtful fare policies and cooperation between analysts and operations.

The 2026 40 Under 40 class shares a commitment to knowledge-sharing and mentoring the next generation of transit professionals.

Doreen Zhao, AICP, Planning Manager, STV.

Davis Rajtik, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Washington Metrorail Safety Commission; Vice President, Transit Safety Oversight Association

Leveraging frontline operators and maintenance technicians can be the best recruiters for the public transit industry.

Danielle Schroeder, PE, ENV SP, Senior Engineer and Assistant Project Manager, Huitt-Zollars, Inc.

Christopher A. Durand, Chief Executive Officer, Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA)

Charvi Gupta, New Mobility Practice Lead, WSP

Brian R. Piña, Vice President of System Safety, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Metro-North Railroad (Metro-North)

Bradley Wright, National Safety Director, Transdev North America

RoadRunner™ Edge is a mobile video solution for the safety and security needs of mid-market transit agencies and smaller fleets.

Andrew R. Burke, Chief Operating Officer, WeGo Public Transit

Andrew Brunn, PE, Track Engineer/Project Manager, HNTB Corporation

Urban Solar's ECM-X delivers lighting in solar conditions and reliability in poor weather.

ZeroLink is a solution that delivers ZeroEyes' artificial intelligence gun detection and intelligent situational awareness off network, enabling the software's deployment in virtually...

Amanda Barlow, Co-Founder & Principal Consultant, Cardinal HR Solutions; Service Coordinator, Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services

Cloudrunner™ Mobile is a companion app for Genetec’s vehicle-centric investigation system.

Alexander J. Houck, Deputy Chief Safety Officer - Safety Management System, Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA)