Jay Walder

Jay Walder
Walder speaks with News 12 regarding the Port Jervis Line after Hurricane Irene
CEO of the MTR Corporation
In office
1 January 2012 – 15 August 2014
ChairmanRaymond Chien
Preceded byChow Chung-kong
Succeeded byLincoln Leong
10th Chairman & CEO of the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
In office
October 5, 2009 – October 21, 2011[1]
GovernorDavid Paterson
Andrew Cuomo
Preceded byH. Dale Hemmerdinger (as Chairman)
Helena E. Williams (as Interim CEO)[2]
Elliot G. Sander (as CEO)
Succeeded byJoseph J. Lhota
Personal details
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
ResidenceNew York City
Alma materBinghamton University
Harvard University

Jay Walder is an American transportation executive. He was the CEO of Hyperloop One, an American transportation technology company.[3] He has been the CEO of Motivate, a bike sharing company,[4] and of the Hong Kong transit company MTR Corporation (MTRC), before resigning from that position in July 2014.[5]

Before joining MTRC, Walder was the chairman and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the New York metropolitan area, the largest transit agency in the United States.[6]

Prior to his service at the MTA, Walder was the managing director for finance and planning at Transport for London until 2007, and is credited with the introduction of the Oyster card[6] and with drafting London's successful bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7]

  1. ^ Metropolitan Transportation Authority. "Past MTA Board Chairs". Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  2. ^ Neuman, William (May 21, 2009). "Interim Chief Executive of M.T.A. Is Named". The New York Times. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Virgin Hyperloop One has hired on one of the world's most experienced transit executives as its new CEO". Graham Rapier, Business Insider US. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018.
  4. ^ Chabán, Matt V. (October 28, 2014). "New Leader Will Drive Expansion of Citi Bike". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Newman, Andy (July 21, 2011). "Jay Walder, MTA Chief, Resigns Suddenly". The New York Times. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Grynbaum, Michael M. (July 15, 2009). "Man Who Lifted London Transit Picked for M.T.A." The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
  7. ^ "Walder Confirmed as MTA Board Chair and CEO". www.pcac.org. September 14, 2009.