DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

SECRETARY


[photo, Kathryn B. Thomson, Maryland Acting Secretary of Transportation] KATHRYN B. (KATIE) THOMSON, Esq., Acting Secretary of Transportation



Acting Secretary of Transportation since January 7, 2026.

Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2026-; Governor's Council on the Chesapeake Bay, 2026-; Governor's Subcabinet on Climate, 2026-; Commerce Subcabinet, 2026-; Governor's Subcabinet on Infrastructure, 2026-; Governor's Subcabinet for International Affairs, 2026-; Maryland Subcabinet for Public-Private Partnerships, 2026-; Sustainable Growth Subcabinet, 2026-. Chair, Maryland Aviation Commission, 2026-; Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council, 2026-; Maryland Port Commission, 2026-; Maryland Transportation Authority, 2026-; Executive Committee, Transportation Enhancements Program, 2025-. Co-Chair, Executive Committee for Dredged Material Management Plans, 2026-.

Member, Asbestos Oversight Committee, 2026-; Baltimore Regional Transportation Board, 2026-; Capital Debt Affordability Committee, 2026-; Chesapeake Bay Bridge Reconstruction Advisory Group, 2026-; Climate, Energy and Environment Policy Committee of Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2026-; Commission on Climate Change, 2026-; Coast Smart Council, 2026-; Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, 2026-; Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council, 2026-; Commission on State Debt, 2026-; Interagency Disabilities Board, 2026-; Maryland Economic Development Corporation, 2026-; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2026-; Government Efficiency Commission, 2026-; Maryland Green Building Council, 2026-; Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, 2026-; State Coordinating Committee for Health and Human Services Transportation, 2026-; Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, 2026-; Maryland Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 2026-; Historic St. Mary’s City Fort to 400 Commission, 2026-; Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2026-; Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee, 2026-; Statewide Interoperability Radio Control Board, 2026-; Invasive Plants Advisory Committee, 2026-; Maryland Military Installation Council, 2026-; Council on Open Data, 2026-; Patuxent River Commission, 2026-; Pricing and Selection Committee for Blind Industries and Services of Maryland and the Employment Works Program, 2026-; Principals' Staff Committee to Chesapeake Executive Council, 2026-; Procurement Improvement Council, 2026-. Board of Visitors, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical System, 2026-. Member, Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, 2026-; Workgroup on the Reorganization of the Maryland Transit Administration, 2026-; Interagency Committee on Specialized Transportation, 2026-. Board of Directors, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 2026-; Washington Suburban Transit Commission, 2026-; West North Avenue Development Authority, 2026-.

Deputy Administrator, Federal Avaiation Administration, 2023-25. Former General Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation.

University of Illinois, B.A.; University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D. Admitted to Maryland Bar. Former Patner, Sidley Austin; Morrison & Foerster. Former Vice-President and Associate General Counsel, Amazon. Member, Maryland State Bar Association. Board of Directors, Environmental Law Institute, 2017-21. Board of Trustees, MacMurray College, 2017-21. Member, Women in Aviation International, 2024-. Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society, 2024-. Member, Aero Club of Washington, 2025-.

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