Team

Appointed CFO in July 2014

Previously served as  CFO of Chicago Transit Authority for 11 years

25+ years of leadership roles at public/private companies

Also served as Senior Vice President for Northern Trust Co. and Senior Director of Management and Performance for the U.S. Department of Commerce

Joined the Authority in January 2017

25+ years of public and private experience

Previous experience includes serving as a Manager of Treasury and Investments for Amtrak and Director of Treasury, World Kitchen, Inc.

Randy Clarke joined the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) as General Manager and CEO in July 2022. He’s not just Metro’s GM/CEO; he’s also a customer who uses the service every day. The insight Randy gets from his daily rides helps him lead Metro to innovate and improve on behalf of customers.

Before joining Metro, Randy served more than four years as President and CEO of Capital Metro in Austin, Texas, where he helped secure one of the country’s largest voter-approved transit referendums in US history. The initiative, called Project Connect, resulted in a multi-billion-dollar infusion for CapMetro’s capital program.

Prior to his work in Austin, Randy held key leadership positions in public transportation around the country. He served as the Vice President of Operations and Member Services for the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) in Washington DC from 2016 to 2018.

Randy also spent more than six years in various positions with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in Boston, including Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Assistant General Manager of Engineering, Maintenance and Preparedness, and Senior Director of Security.