Former USDOT transportation deputy secretary joins PB

John D Porcari, former deputy secretary, United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), has been named senior vice president and national director of Strategic Consulting at global infrastructure strategic consulting firm Parsons Brinckerhoff. As the head of Parsons Brinckerhoff’s strategic consulting group, Porcari will guide the firm’s efforts to integrate technical expertise with the strategic thinking needed by owners, developers, and operators of transportation infrastructure to solve critical
December 13, 2013 Read time: 2 mins
John D Porcari, former deputy secretary, United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), has been named senior vice president and national director of Strategic Consulting at global infrastructure strategic consulting firm 4983 Parsons Brinckerhoff.

As the head of Parsons Brinckerhoff’s strategic consulting group, Porcari will guide the firm’s efforts to integrate technical expertise with the strategic thinking needed by owners, developers, and operators of transportation infrastructure to solve critical business and operational problems and establish the foundation for successful delivery of programs and projects.  

Porcari was deputy secretary at USDOT from 2009, serving as the chief operating officer for an executive branch department, where he was responsible for managing all DOT operations, which include operation of the nation’s airspace and air traffic control system; funding the interstate, national highway, transit and passenger rail systems; safety regulation and oversight of aviation, passenger vehicle, truck, motor coach, pipeline industries; and promotion of the maritime and merchant marine industry.

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