James Simpson (government official)
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James S. Simpson is commissioner
of New Jersey
's Department of Transportation
and a former federal government official and moving company executive.
He became Federal Transit Administrator (head of the Federal Transit Administration
in the United States Department of Transportation
on August 10, 2006. Simpson began his career in transportation over 30 years ago as a tractor-trailer driver for a local moving company and advanced within the company to shape it into a major international business.
For his work in the moving industry, the U.S. Department of Commerce honored Simpson with an International Trade Award for service excellence. His other honors include being the first recipient of the “Employer of the Year Award” from the American Moving & Storage Association
.
In 1995, New York Governor George E. Pataki appointed Simpson as a commissioner of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) where he served for 10 years, including stints as chairman of the Real Estate & Planning Committee and the Safety and Security Committee. Immediately following 9/11, he was designated the primary MTA Board liaison to the Governor’s and Mayor’s Offices in coordinating transit activities at the World Trade Center site.
Gov. Pataki also appointed Simpson as a member of the New York State Job Development Authority Board. Under New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani
’s administration, he was appointed Honorary Deputy Police Commissioner for the New York City Police Department. The New York City Police Department’s Honor Legion also honored him with a membership. In addition, Mayor Giuliani appointed him to the New York City Work Force Investment Board.
Simpson's other civic roles include serving as a director of the New York City Partnership and Chamber of Commerce; and, chairman of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce.
He graduated Magna Cum Laude from St. John’s University, with a B.S. in Managerial Science and Economics. He is a 1995 Alumnus of the David Rockefeller Fellowship Program and a 1996 British American Fellow.
In 2004, President George W. Bush nominated and the United States Senate confirmed Simpson to the St. Lawrence Seaway Advisory Board, where he was elevated to chairman.
Commissioner
Commissioner is in principle the title given to a member of a commission or to an individual who has been given a commission ....
of New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
's Department of Transportation
New Jersey Department of Transportation
The New Jersey Department of Transportation is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New Jersey. It is headed by the Commissioner of Transportation...
and a former federal government official and moving company executive.
He became Federal Transit Administrator (head of the Federal Transit Administration
Federal Transit Administration
The Federal Transit Administration is an agency within the United States Department of Transportation that provides financial and technical assistance to local public transit systems. The FTA is one of ten modal administrations within the DOT...
in the United States Department of Transportation
United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, and began operation on April 1, 1967...
on August 10, 2006. Simpson began his career in transportation over 30 years ago as a tractor-trailer driver for a local moving company and advanced within the company to shape it into a major international business.
For his work in the moving industry, the U.S. Department of Commerce honored Simpson with an International Trade Award for service excellence. His other honors include being the first recipient of the “Employer of the Year Award” from the American Moving & Storage Association
American Moving & Storage Association
The American Moving & Storage Association is the non-profit trade association representing members of the professional moving industry based primarily in the United States...
.
In 1995, New York Governor George E. Pataki appointed Simpson as a commissioner of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) where he served for 10 years, including stints as chairman of the Real Estate & Planning Committee and the Safety and Security Committee. Immediately following 9/11, he was designated the primary MTA Board liaison to the Governor’s and Mayor’s Offices in coordinating transit activities at the World Trade Center site.
Gov. Pataki also appointed Simpson as a member of the New York State Job Development Authority Board. Under New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani KBE is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001....
’s administration, he was appointed Honorary Deputy Police Commissioner for the New York City Police Department. The New York City Police Department’s Honor Legion also honored him with a membership. In addition, Mayor Giuliani appointed him to the New York City Work Force Investment Board.
Simpson's other civic roles include serving as a director of the New York City Partnership and Chamber of Commerce; and, chairman of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce.
He graduated Magna Cum Laude from St. John’s University, with a B.S. in Managerial Science and Economics. He is a 1995 Alumnus of the David Rockefeller Fellowship Program and a 1996 British American Fellow.
In 2004, President George W. Bush nominated and the United States Senate confirmed Simpson to the St. Lawrence Seaway Advisory Board, where he was elevated to chairman.