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5/25/2021
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has appointed Carolyn Gonot general manager and chief executive officer. She will assume the post on July 12.
Prior to becoming the first woman to serve as executive director at the Utah Transit Authority in August 2019, Gonot worked for the VTA for 23 years.
"Carolyn has a proven track record in delivering major capital projects and programs and establishing critical funding mechanisms to build and sustain them," said VTA Chair Glenn Hendricks in a press release. "Her leadership will be critical to improve the overall transit experience for current and future riders as public transit recovers from unprecedented challenges."
Prior to heading to Utah, Gonot served in multiple leadership roles during her tenure with VTA, including chief engineering and program delivery officer, chief Bay Area Rapid Transit program officer, and chief development officer and deputy director of the Congestion Management Program.
As VTA's GM and CEO, Gonot will be responsible for 2,100 employees, delivering projects, programs and transit services — including light rail, bus and paratransit — for more than 2 million people who live or work in Santa Clara County, California.
The GM/CEO position was temporarily filled by VTA General Counsel Evelynn Tran after Nuria Fernandez left in January to join President Joe Biden’s administration as acting administrator of the Federal Transit Administration.