Commissioner
New Jersey Department of
Transportation
The Honorable
James S. Simpson
 In
his capacity
as Commissioner,
Jim also is
Chairman of
NJ TRANSIT,
the New Jersey
Turnpike Authority,
the South Jersey
Transportation
Authority and
the Transportation
Trust Fund
Authority overseeing
a total of
16,000 employees,
approximately
$5
billion in
capital funds
and almost
$4 billion
in operating
funds. Jim
also serves
on the Motor
Vehicle Commission,
the State's
three Metropolitan
Planning Organizations
and the State
Planning Commission.
Prior to his
appointment
as Commissioner
of Transportation
he served as
Chairman of
both an
infrastructure
management
company and
an international
relocation
company.
In 2005, President
Bush nominated
Jim to serve
as Administrator
of the Federal
Transit Administration
(FTA), serving
until the end
of 2008. In
2004, Jim was
appointed by
President Bush
and was Chairman
of the St.
Lawrence Seaway
Board at the
US Department
of Transportation.
Jim has been
confirmed by
the United
States Senate
twice. At the
FTA, Jim managed
an annual budget
of more than
$10 billion
and had oversight
of $30 billion
of transit
construction.
In 1995, New
York Governor
George E. Pataki
appointed and
the Senate
confirmed Jim
as a Commissioner
of the New
York State
Metropolitan
Transportation
Authority,
where he served
for 10 years.
Governor
Pataki also
appointed Jim
as a member
of the New
York State
Job Development
Authority.
Under Mayor
Rudolph Giuliani's
administration,
he was appointed
Honorary Deputy
Police Commissioner
for the New
York Police
Department.
Jim also represented
the New York
City Council
at the New
York State
Financial Control
Board for nine
years and served
on numerous
not-for-profit
boards.
Jim worked
as a tractor-trailer
driver and
salesman while
attending St.
John's University
where he graduated
Magna Cum Laude.
After graduation,
he built a
small trucking
company into
an international
transportation
company in
less than 10
years and served
as President
for 25 years.
At age 36,
Jim was a finalist
for the National
Entrepreneur
of the Year
Award. Jim
is a David
Rockefeller
Fellow, a British-American
Fellow; a
pilot rated
for Jet Aircraft
and has driven
motorcycles
for more than
35 years.
Jim is married
with four children. |
