John Nathan "Janno" Lieber (born September 19, 1961)[1] is the head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York. He was appointed acting chair and CEO in July 2021 and confirmed permanently in January 2022.
Janno Lieber | |
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.jpg) Lieber in August 2022 | |
| 15th Chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2022 Acting: July 29, 2021 – January 20, 2022 | |
| Governor | Andrew Cuomo Kathy Hochul |
| Preceded by | Pat Foye |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Nathan Lieber September 19, 1961 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) New York University (JD) |
Early life and career
editLieber was born on September 19, 1961, to Charles and Mimi Levin Lieber.[citation needed] Charles was a president of the Hebrew Publishing Company and Mimi was a member of the New York State Board of Regents.[2][3]
In the 1980s, Lieber was a journalist at The New Republic.[4]
He worked as a transportation policy advisor during New York City Mayor Ed Koch's administration.[4] Later Lieber served as an acting assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Transportation during the Clinton administration.[4]
In 2003, he joined Silverstein Properties, where he would later become the president of their World Trade Center Properties division, working on the rebuilding after the September 11 attacks.[5][6] In a 2015 interview with The New York Times, he described himself as "a jack-of-all-trades," saying, "I do everything from financing to the legal to the design and construction to the P.R. and government relations."[7]
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
editIn 2017, then-governor Andrew Cuomo appointed Lieber to be the MTA's chief development officer.[4] In this role of chief development officer, Lieber oversaw a range of capital initiatives including the long-delayed completion of the extension of the Second Avenue Subway line on the East Side of Manhattan.[8]
In July 2021, Cuomo nominated Lieber to serve as acting chair and CEO, following the retirement of Pat Foye.[4] In November 2021, governor Kathy Hochul said she wanted to nominate him for those roles permanently.[5] He was formally nominated by Hochul and subsequently confirmed by the New York State Senate in January 2022.[9][10]
On January 25, 2023, Lieber rode with Hochul on the first train to the new Grand Central Madison station, part of the East Side Access project.[11]
References
edit- ^ The 1975 edition of The Dutchman, the Collegiate School yearbook, lists him as an eighth grader
- ^ Keys, Lisa (January 21, 2022). "Janno Lieber of prominent Jewish family nominated for NYC transit chief". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "WEDDINGS; Amy Glosser, Janno Lieber". The New York Times. June 21, 1998. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e McDonough, Annie (July 29, 2021). "5 things to know about Janno Lieber". City & State NY. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ a b Duggan, Kevin (November 18, 2021). "Hochul wants to make MTA acting chief Janno Lieber permanent". AM New York Metro. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ Marino, Vivian (September 1, 2015). "A Conversation With Janno Lieber". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ Marino, Vivian (September 1, 2015). "A Conversation With Janno Lieber". New York Times. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
I'm a bit of a jack-of-all-trades. I do everything from financing to the legal to the design and construction to the P.R. and government relations.
- ^ Keys, Lisa (January 11, 2022). "Janno Lieber of prominent Jewish family nominated for NYC transit chief". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "Governor Hochul Announces Nominations to MTA Board". Governor Kathy Hochul. January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ Kaske, Michelle (January 20, 2022). "New York MTA Gets a New Chief as Lieber Is Approved by State Senate". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "Governor Hochul Rides Inaugural LIRR Train to Grand Central Madison". Governor Kathy Hochul. January 25, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.