The Massachusetts Port Authority voted Wednesday to supply Richard Davey, a former Massachusetts transportation secretary, the place of chief government officer, a task that comes with a $420,000 yearly wage.
Davey is a veteran transportation government who additionally served as the overall supervisor of the MBTA and president of the New York Metropolis Transit Authority, which oversees town’s buses and subways.
Massport Board Chairwoman Patricia Jacobs mentioned Davey’s “vast experience” in transportation made him a great candidate to guide Massport, which oversees Logan Worldwide Airport, Worcester Regional Airport, Hanscom Subject, and the Port of Boston.
“We are thrilled to be bringing someone on board with so much experience leading large and complex organizations. Davey will be building upon a solid foundation,” Jacobs mentioned in an announcement launched shortly after a Board of Administrators assembly concluded.
If he accepts the provide, Davey would begin no later than Sept. 9, in keeping with Massport.
Rumors about Davey’s departure from the New York transit world surfaced earlier this month however he batted down the hypothesis, telling reporters two weeks in the past to get “better sources.” Two sources informed the Herald on the time that Davey was within the operating for the job.
Davey, who as soon as served as Massport’s board chairman for a time, returns to the quasi-public company at a time when it’s coping with migrants sleeping at Logan Worldwide Airport, a contentious growth of Hanscom Subject, and efforts to fight local weather change.
In an announcement to the Herald earlier this month after Massport named him as a finalist to develop into the subsequent CEO, Davey referred to as the Massport job an “amazing opportunity in my hometown.”
“However, serving as president of New York City Transit — working every day for our six million customers and 47,000 transit employees with critical and consistent support from Gov. (Kathy) Hochul and MTA Chair (Janno) Lieber — is a privilege and one of the best jobs in the transit world. I will continue to push forward to deliver faster, cleaner, and safer service for subway and bus customers every day I serve in this role,” he mentioned.
After serving as secretary of transportation underneath then-Gov. Deval Patrick, Davey labored because the chief government officer of Boston 2024, a non-profit group that unsuccessfully tried to carry the 2024 Summer time Olympics to the hub.
He additionally labored as a advisor and advisor targeted on transportation and infrastructure.
Davey beat out Eulois Cleckley, who runs the Miami-Dade Division of Transportation, for the job.
About 100 folks expressed curiosity within the function, together with 35 “unsolicited applications,” Jacobs beforehand mentioned. A 3-person screening committee finally reviewed 19 resumes and invited 10 folks to first-round interviews.
Massport straight employs practically 1,300 folks whereas about 20,000 work at varied amenities run by the company’s tenants.
