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Astrid Glynn
Commissioner
NYS Department of Transportation

Astrid C. Glynn was confirmed as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) on May 22, 2007.

As NYSDOT Commissioner, Ms. Glynn plays a key role in setting transportation policies at both the State and the national level.  She chairs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Program Review Board as well as the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC). She is a member of the Governor’s Smart Growth Cabinet, and the Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) Executive Leadership Council.  At the national level, Ms. Glynn chairs the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Standing Committee on Rail Transportation (SCORT), chairs the AASHTO Intercity Passenger Rail Leadership Group (ICPRLG), and is a member of the AASHTO Special Committee on Intermodal Transportation and Economic Expansion.

Before joining NYSDOT, Ms. Glynn was Deputy Chief in the Massachusetts Office for Commonwealth Development.  She also served in the Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation in a number of capacities, including Deputy Secretary for Capital Planning and Multimodal Transportation and Director of Intermodal Transportation.

Ms. Glynn earned her B.A. from Bennington College and her J.D. from Albany Law School.