William P. Doyle

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William Doyle
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Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission
In office
January 1, 2013 – January 2, 2018
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byJoseph E. Brennan
Personal details
BornBoston, Massachusetts
EducationMassachusetts Maritime Academy

William P. Doyle is the former Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission. Commissioner Doyle was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2013 and 2015 after being nominated twice by President Barack Obama. He stayed on with the Commission under the administration of Donald J. Trump during the first year of President Trump’s term. In January 2018, Mr. Doyle became the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Dredging Contractors of America. On July 22, 2020, Mr. Doyle was appointed by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan as the Executive Director of the Maryland Port Administration where he serves as the chief executive of the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore.

Early life[]

Commissioner Doyle was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Weymouth. He is a 1992 graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering. During Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm he worked in a shipyard breaking out vessels. After graduation from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy he served as an officer in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1992 to 2002.[1] He is a 2000 graduate of Widener University Commonwealth Law School.

Public Service[]

In 2008 and until 2011, Mr. Doyle was appointed under the George W. Bush Administration as the Director of Permits, Scheduling & Compliance for the Office of Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects.[2] In 2013, the United States Senate confirmed President Barack Obama’s nomination of Mr. Doyle as a Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission.[3] In 2015, Commissioner Doyle was unanimously confirmed by the Senate to a second term.[4] Commissioner Doyle departed the Federal Maritime Commission in 2018 to become CEO and Executive Director of the Dredging Contractors of America.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Former Commissioner". FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION. FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. ^ "WILLIAM P. DOYLE, CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR". Dredging Contractors of America. Dredging Contractors of America. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Former Commissioner". FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION. FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. ^ "PN130 — William P. Doyle — Federal Maritime Commission". Congress.gov. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Commissioner Doyle Leaving FMC to Serve as Executive Director & CEO of Dredging Contractors of America". FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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