Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
From 2005 to 2008, Bhatt served as deputy executive director of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. From 2009 to 2011, he served as associate administrator for policy and government affairs for the Federal Highway Administration. From 2011 to 2014, he was the secretary of the Delaware Department of Transportation. From 2014 to 2017, he served as executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation. From 2017 to 2021, he was the president and CEO of the Intelligent Transportation Systems America, a transportation lobbying organization. He joined AECOM, an engineering firm, as senior vice president for global transportation innovation and alternative delivery in 2021.