John Porcari

John Davis Porcari(born December 14, 1958) is an American government official and businessman who served asUnited States deputy secretary of transportationand Port Envoy to the White House Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force. He was nominated by theObama administrationin April 2009 and confirmed by theSenateon May 21, 2009.Porcari resigned from his position as Deputy Secretary on December 27, 2013.

John Porcari
Port Envoy to the White House Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force
In office August 27, 2021 – May 27, 2022
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Position created
10thUnited States Deputy Secretary of Transportation
In office June 1, 2009 – December 27, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Secretary	Ray LaHood Anthony Foxx
Preceded by	Thomas J. Barrett
Succeeded by	Victor Mendez
Maryland Secretary of Transportation
In office January 17, 2007 – June 1, 2009
Governor	Martin O'Malley
Preceded by	Robert L. Flanagan
Succeeded by	Beverley Swaim-Staley (acting)
In office 1999–2003
Governor	Parris Glendening
Preceded by	David Winstead
Succeeded by	Robert L. Flanagan
Personal details
Born	(1958-12-14)December 14, 1958 Rochester, New York,U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Dayton(BA) University at Albany, SUNY(MPA)

Education

Porcari was born inRochester, New York.He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree inpolitical sciencefrom theUniversity of Daytonand aMaster of Public Administrationdegree from theState University of New York at Albany.

Career

Porcari previously served as the Deputy Secretary of theMaryland Department of Transportationin 1997 and 1998. He subsequently served as the secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation on two occasions: first between January 1999 and January 2003 for the administration of GovernorParris Glendening,and then again from January 2007 to June 2009 for the administration of GovernorMartin O'Malley.In the intervening period, he served as the vice president for administrative affairs at theUniversity of Maryland, College Park.

Deputy secretary of transportation

Serving as deputy to SecretariesRay LaHoodandAnthony Foxx,Porcari was instrumental in implementing department programs, including over $3 billion inTransportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery(TIGER) grants (originating from theAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) and USDOT's stringentBuy America Actprovisions, in place to ensure transportation projects are built by American workers using domestic materials. In addition to serving as operations officer over USDOT's more than 55,000 employees, Deputy Secretary Porcari oversaw resolution on an array of programs and issues, including the vehicle return/rebate programCash-for-Clunkers,Toyota's recall of 2.3 million vehicles due to unexpected acceleration, and implementation of the Congressional transportation legislation Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21).

As Deputy Secretary, Porcari has testified before Congress on multiple occasions, including seven hearings since January 2012 alone, on matters involving project delivery, theNext Generation Air Transportation System,drawdown from theStrategic Petroleum Reserve,aviation and global positioning system coordination, and rebuilding in the aftermath ofHurricane Sandy.

Following the mantra "there are no Republican potholes or Democratic potholes," In 2008, USDOT ranked last on thePartnership for Public Service’s Best Places to Work in Federal Government, and by his last week of service, the department rose to eighth. Additionally, not one of the Agency's subcomponents was listed among the study's rankings in 2009; in 2013 theSurface Transportation Boardmaintained its first-place ranking among small agencies, and theFederal Highway Administrationreached fifth place among the 300 subcomponent agencies, improving on its ninth-place ranking in 2012.

Porcari's signature achievements at USDOT included implementation ofPresident Obama's Executive Order 13604, an Administration effort to expedite project permitting, while delivering quality environmental outcomes. Major infrastructure projects such asreplacementof theTappan Zee Bridge,realized significant permit process savings, reducing permit time from several years to just over 12 months. As a result, the project broke ground in December 2013. Porcari also led the department's work on major projects, including the $1.7 billion transformation of theJames Farley Post Officeadjacent toPenn Stationin midtownManhattanto enhance transportation and develop mixed-use real estate and the construction of the planned $3.5 billionNew International Trade Crossing(NITC) bridge to connect Detroit andWindsor, Ontario,a major trade corridor that carries almost a quarter of the land trade between the United States and Canada.

Porcari was the president of advisory services atWSP USAuntil July 2020.

Biden administration and private sector

On August 27, 2021, Porcari was appointed port envoy to the White House Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force.On May 27, 2022, the White House and Department of Transportation announced that retired GeneralStephen R. Lyonswould take over for Porcari.Porcari works in a number of private sector roles, including President of Axilion Inc. US,Co-Founder of the Equity in Infrastructure Project,Operating Partner of Corsair Infrastructure, and Board Member for Vantage Airport Group.

See also

• Maryland Department of Transportation
• Woodrow Wilson Bridge

External links

• AppearancesonC-SPAN
• Biography