Robert R Kiley was an American public transit planner and supervisor known for his ability to rehabilitate transit systems experiencing serious problems.
20 Facts About Bob Kiley
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Bob Kiley is credited as being the architect of the revival of Boston and New York's ailing public transport systems in the 1970s and 1980s respectively.
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Bob Kiley was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and educated at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
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Bob Kiley later served as executive assistant to agency director Richard Helms.
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Bob Kiley left the CIA in 1970 and embarked on a career in management.
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Bob Kiley left the MBTA in 1979 and became a vice president at the Management Analysis Center.
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In 1983 Bob Kiley moved to New York City to become the chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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Bob Kiley remained in the position until 1990 and in his time in the role secured state funding to the tune of $16bn to revitalise the railroads, buses and subways in the MTA region.
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In 1991 Bob Kiley became president of the New York construction company Fischbach Corporation.
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Bob Kiley briefly held the role of chairman before moving again to become president and CEO of the New York City Partnership in 1995.
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In October 2000, Bob Kiley was recruited to become the first commissioner of Transport for London, London's new integrated transport body, reporting directly to the mayor of London.
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Bob Kiley was regarded by the press as "a strange bedfellow" for Ken Livingstone, the socialist elected in 2000 as London's first mayor.
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In January 2001 Bob Kiley became Chairman of London Regional Transport, replacing Sir Malcolm Bates.
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Livingstone's and Bob Kiley's were opposed to the government's plans for public-private partnerships to run London Underground.
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Bob Kiley was sacked as chairman of London Regional Transport in July 2001 amid repeated clashes with his boss, Transport Secretary Stephen Byers, and was replaced by Malcolm Bates, who returned to lead the organisation.
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In November 2005, Bob Kiley announced that he would be standing down in January 2006, after five years in the job, albeit three years earlier than expected.
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Bob Kiley was credited as helping Livingstone bring in the London congestion charge, introducing the Oyster card payment system, as well as improving the quality and frequency of Buses in London.
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Bob Kiley revealed his struggles with alcoholism, exacerbated by overwork and the loss of his family in a car accident, followed by the death of his father shortly afterwards.
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Bob Kiley was replaced as Commissioner by Peter Hendy in February 2006.
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Bob Kiley was married to his second wife, Rona, at the time of his death.