Prioritizing Resilience at State Departments of Transportation, Gregory Slater

Presenter: Gregory Slater
Institution / Organiztion / Agency: Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), State Highway Administration (SHA)

Bio: Gregory Slater was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan as the Administrator of the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), State Highway Administration (SHA) March 13, 2017. With more than 3,200 dedicated civil servants and a multibillion dollar annual budget, MDOTSHA is charged with providing a safe, well-maintained, efficient highway system that enables mobility choices for all customers and supports Maryland’s communities, economy and environment. Mr. Slater’s leadership and priorities in the organization center around innovation, modernization, enhanced communication and providing a customer experience while keeping the needs of Maryland citizens at the center of every decision, project and service MDOTSHA provides. After beginning his careerwith two years in the private sector, Mr. Slater has dedicated 20 years to MDOT with experience in both planning and the engineering with a focus on integrating innovation and performance driven initiatives into the planning and engineering processes. He most recently served as Deputy Administrator for Planning, Engineering, Real Estate and Environment with seven years prior to that as Director of Planning and Preliminary Engineering. Mr. Slater is a native Marylander a 1997 graduate of Towson Universityand a 2007 Graduate of the University of Maryland National Leadership Institute and a member of the Leadership Maryland Class of 2015. He participates on several transportation industry committees and serves as Chair of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Transportation Data Management and Analytics Committee. He also is a member of several committees on the National Academy of Sciences Transportation Research Board. Mr. Slater enjoys integrating new and creative solutions, overseeing projects in every corner of the state and lives in the Baltimore region.