Elliot "Lee" Sander is the former Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York, having tendered his resignation on Thursday, May 7, 2009 following legislation preventing the MTA's "Doomsday plan" of fare hikes and service cuts. The authority runs two commuter railroads (the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Railroad), the Subway and public bus lines of New York City, the New York City Transit Authority, and the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority which maintains New York City's major bridges. In total, he is responsible for a budget of over $9 billion annually.[1]
As chief of the MTA, his leadership was immediately tested by two major service interruptions in July and August 2007 caused by torrential rains, including the storm associated with the 2007 Brooklyn tornado.[2]
Sander graduated from Jamaica High School in Queens in 1973. He attended Georgetown University and planned a career in foreign relations. Prior to accepting his position at the MTA, Sander worked at DMJM Harris.
| Preceded by Katherine Lapp |
Executive Director of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority 2007 – 2009 |
Succeeded by H. Dale Hemmerdinger |