Meera Joshi

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Meera Joshi
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Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Acting
Assumed office
January 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byWiley Deck (acting)[1]
Personal details
BornPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA, JD)

Meera Joshi is an American attorney and transportation official serving as the deputy and acting administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. She has been nominated to serve as administrator in a permanent role.

Early life and education[]

Joshi was born and raised in Philadelphia. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[2]

Career[]

From 1996 to 2000, Joshi was an associate attorney at Latham & Watkins. From 2000 to 2002, she was an associate at Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC. From 2002 to 2008, Joshi served as inspector general of the New York City Department of Correction. She was also the deputy director of the Civilian Complaint Review Board. In 2011, Joshi joined the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, serving as deputy commissioner of legal affairs and later as CEO and commission chair. In 2019, Joshi was a visiting scholar at the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management. From 2020 to 2021, Joshi was a principal at Sam Schwartz Engineering. In January 2021, she joined the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as deputy and acting administrator.[3][4]

On April 14, 2021, Joshi was nominated to serve as administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.[2] On April 15, 2021, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[5] Her nomination is currently pending before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

References[]

  1. ^ "FMCSA Getting a New Acting Administrator". www.truckinginfo.com. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Key Administration Leaders on Climate and Transportation" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 14, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Meera Joshi". National Association of City Transportation Officials. 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  4. ^ "Meera Joshi | US Department of Transportation". www.transportation.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  5. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, April 15, 2021
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