1. Polly Ellen Trottenberg was born on March 16,1964 and is an American government official who served as Deputy Secretary of Transportation under Pete Buttigieg from 2021 to 2025.
12 Facts About Polly Trottenberg
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Polly Trottenberg served as the acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration from June 2023 to October 2023.
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Polly Trottenberg previously served as commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation from 2014 to 2020.
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Polly Trottenberg earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Barnard College of Columbia University in 1986 and a Master of Public Policy from the John F Kennedy School of Government.
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Polly Trottenberg served as a transportation policy adviser for Senators Chuck Schumer, Barbara Boxer, and Daniel Patrick Moynihan, in addition to holding positions with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the nonprofit Building America's Future.
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Polly Trottenberg was appointed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on December 31,2013, to replace Janette Sadik-Khan as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation.
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Polly Trottenberg was a board member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, having been confirmed for a 10-year term on June 23,2014.
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Polly Trottenberg served as the chair of TRANSCOM, a coalition of 16 transportation-related agencies in the New York metropolitan area, from 2015 to 2019.
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In November 2020, Polly Trottenberg was named a volunteer member of the Joe Biden presidential transition Agency Review Team to support transition efforts related to the United States Department of Transportation.
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On January 18,2021, it was announced that Polly Trottenberg would serve as United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation in the incoming Biden administration.
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Polly Trottenberg was sworn into office on April 14,2021.
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Polly Trottenberg was named acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration by President Biden on June 8,2023.