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Obama nominates Trottenberg for DOT post

WASHINGTON — Polly Trottenberg has been nominated as assistant secretary for transportation policy at the Department of Transportation, the White House reported Thursday.

Trottenberg serves as executive director of Building America's Future, a national bipartisan coalition that supports U.S. infrastructure investment and a more accountable, sustainable and performance-driven national transportation policy, according to the White House news release.

Building America's Future is chaired by Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and has a membership of elected officials from across the U.S.

Prior to joining Building America's Future, Trottenberg served in the U.S. Senate for 12 years, most recently as deputy chief of staff and legislative director for Sen. Barbara Boxer, D – Calif., and worked extensively on transportation policy.

She also served as legislative director for Sen. Charles Schumer, D. – N.Y., and as legislative assistant for Transportation, Public Works and Environment for the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

Trottenberg previously worked at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Massachusetts Port Authority on aviation and transportation finance issues, and on the Joint Commerce and Labor Committee of the Massachusetts State Senate.  

She received her master's degree in public policy from Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government and her B.A. in American history from Columbia University, Barnard College.

Kevin Jones of The Trucker staff can be reached for comment at [email protected].