Janette Sadik-Khan
| Janette Sadik-Khan | |
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 Walter B. Hook, Janette Sadik-Khan, Congressman Earl Blumenauer and Enrique Peñalosa |
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| Born | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Occidental College Columbia Law School |
| Occupation | Civil service |
| Spouse(s) | Mark A. Geistfeld |
| Parents | Orhan Sadik-Khan Jane McCarthy |
Janette Sadik-Khan is the current Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation,[1] appointed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on April 27, 2007, to replace Iris Weinshall.
Background[edit]
Sadik-Khan was born in San Francisco, California, USA[2] and received a B.A. from Occidental College (with a major in Political Science), and a law degree from Columbia Law School.[3]
Previously she worked at the Mayor's Office for Transportation under David Dinkins, the Federal Transit Administration,[4] Parsons Brinckerhoff, as a Senior Vice President[5] and was a board member of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign.[6]
Janette Sadik-Khan is married to Mark A. Geistfeld, a professor of law at New York University.[7] She is the daughter of the late Orhan Sadik-Khan, managing director of UBS Paine Webber.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Janette Sadik-Khan: Inside NYC's Traffic Command Center, 12/05/2011
- ^ DOT's new boss a spokes-woman - NY Daily News, June 11, 2007
- ^ Biography of Commissioner Sadik-Khan. New York City Department of Transportation. Accessed May 22, 2008.
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/nyregion/06sadik-khan.html?pagewanted=2&_r=2&hpw
- ^ Neuman, William. "New Transportation Commissioner Is Named", The New York Times, April 28, 2007. Accessed May 22, 2008.
- ^ Mobilizing the Region. "TSTC Trustee is New City Transportation Chief", May 3, 2007. Accessed April 1, 2009.
- ^ New York Times marriage announcement for Sadik-Khan and Geistfeld
- ^ [1]
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Lenny Rosado |
NY1's New Yorker of the Year 2010[citation needed] |
Succeeded by Andrew Cuomo |
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