Veronica Vanterpool

Acting Administrator

Federal Transit Administration

Veronica Vanterpool is FTA’s Acting Administrator, assuming that role on February 24, 2024. Before that, she had served as Deputy Administrator since May 2022. She first joined FTA as Senior Advisor in August 2021. As Acting Administrator, Veronica helps advance the goals of the Biden-Harris Administration related to equity, climate, innovation, safety and workforce development. She oversees policy priorities and objectives along with day-to-day operations of the 700-person agency. Veronica came to FTA from Delaware Transit Corporation, where she served as the agency’s first Chief Innovation Officer. Her previous roles include being the Deputy Director of the national Vision Zero Network, executive director of the New York City based Tri-State Transportation Campaign and board member of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. She is a member of the first cohort of the Biden Administration’s Presidential Leadership Workshop and a 2023 Awardee of COMTO’s Women Who Move the Nation.