18 Facts About Stephanie Pollack

Stephanie Pollack is an American government official who served as the deputy administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.

From 2015 to 2021 Stephanie Pollack served as the secretary and CEO of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

Stephanie Pollack previously worked for the Conservation Law Foundation, the Greater Boston Institute, BlueWave Strategies, and Northeastern University before starting her position at MassDOT.

Stephanie Pollack was the first female secretary of transportation in Massachusetts.

In 1982, Stephanie Pollack received a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering and a Bachelor of Science in public policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Stephanie Pollack began work with the Conservation Law Foundation as a sophomore at MIT, doing policy research on coal-fired power plants.

Stephanie Pollack continued to work at the CLF after graduating from Harvard, rising to senior VP and acting president before departing in 2006.

Stephanie Pollack worked as a senior strategy consultant for groups including the Boston Transportation Department and Massport.

In 2004, Stephanie Pollack took a position at Northeastern University as a senior research associate and senior director at the Center for Urban and Regional Policy and an adjunct professor for the Northeastern University School of Law.

In January 2015, Stephanie Pollack was chosen by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker to lead the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

Stephanie Pollack described her appointment as surprising, given fundamentally different policy views between Baker, a lifelong Republican, and her own liberal views as a Democrat.

In January 2021, it was announced that Stephanie Pollack was appointed to serve as deputy administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.

Stephanie Pollack received criticism for lapses at Massachusetts Department of Transportation's Registry of Motor Vehicles that led to a crash that killed seven people in 2019.

Stephanie Pollack received backlash for an expedited $100,000 private bathroom at MassDOT Headquarters in 2018.

Stephanie Pollack initially refused to speak to the press about the bathroom, but later released a memo stating "We should have been more careful".

Stephanie Pollack has three children, all of whom are studying engineering.

Stephanie Pollack has lived in Newton, Massachusetts, for over 20 years and is a strong advocate of car free transportation.

Stephanie Pollack has been a Democrat since she first registered to vote at age 18.