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Kris Kolluri has overseen complex infrastructure and social equity focused organizations, delivering meaningful, tangible, and measurable results.
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Gov. Phil Murphy announced Kris Kolluri as the next president and CEO of NJ TRANSIT following the resignation of Kevin Corbett, who will continue to serve in the position until Jan. 15.
The NJ TRANSIT board unanimously voted to confirm the Governor’s nomination during its recent board meeting.
“Kris Kolluri has played a vital role in strengthening our region’s transit infrastructure, and I am confident in his ability to lead NJ TRANSIT as we work to deliver the reliable, efficient, and modernized mass transit system that New Jerseyans deserve,” said Gov. Murphy. “As CEO of the Gateway Development Commission, Kris was an exceptional leader and a relentless champion for the Hudson Tunnel Project, who helped secure the largest federal investment in a mass transit project in our nation’s history and oversaw the start of construction on both sides of the Hudson River — all in less than three years. I am grateful for his continued dedication to our state’s future and look forward to working with him.”
Kolluri has overseen complex infrastructure and social equity focused organizations, delivering meaningful, tangible, and measurable results.
He recently completed his tenure as the CEO of the Gateway Development Commission, a bi-state entity overseeing the $16.1 billion Hudson Tunnel Project, the nation's largest and most urgent infrastructure project.
In two years, Kolluri transformed the organization from a start-up to one that has received the largest investment the federal government has ever made in any mass transit project, closed on the largest Railroad & Rehabilitation Improvement Program loan package in U.S. history and initiated construction of the first set of heavy rail tunnels under the Hudson River in over 114 years.
Previously, Kolluri served as president and CEO of Camden Community Partnership Inc., a community and economic development nonprofit located in Camden, N.J., where he oversaw an organization focused on designing and implementing outcome-focused and resident-driven programs.
Kolluri also previously served as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation, where he led the effort to increase investment in mass transit. He also served as chairman of NJ TRANSIT, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, and the South Jersey Transportation Authority, overseeing 17,000 employees.
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