Amit Bose (government official)

Amit Bose
Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration
Incumbent
Assumed office January 13, 2022
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Ronald Batory
Personal details
Born	Amitabha Bose India
Education	Columbia University (BA, MIA) University of Georgia (JD)

Amitabha Bose^[1] is an American attorney and transportation policy advisor who is the administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.^[2] Bose has served as deputy administrator since January 2021 and was confirmed by the Senate on January 12, 2022.^[3][4][5] He is the first person of South Asian descent to lead the FRA.

Early life and education

Bose was born to an Indian Bengali Family in Kolkata. He arrived in the United States at age five and grew up in DeKalb County, Georgia. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University in 1994,^[6] a Master of International Affairs from the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University in 1995,^[7] and a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law.^[3]

Career

Bose served in the New Jersey Department of Transportation before holding posts in the United States Department of Transportation, where he was the associate general counsel and deputy assistant secretary for governmental affairs. He later joined the Federal Railroad Administration, where he served as deputy administrator and chief counsel during the Obama administration.^[8] During his tenure at the DOT and the FRA, he was involved in the Northeast Corridor Gateway Program, California High Speed Rail Project, Northeast Corridor Future, Southeast Passenger Rail and Build America Bureau.^[8]

After leaving the public sector, Bose joined HNTB in 2017 as mid-Atlantic district transit and rail director, and associate vice president.^[8] He also served as board chairman of the Coalition for Northeast Corridor.^[9]

On January 22, 2021, Bose was appointed to the role of deputy administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.^[10] On January 12, 2022, Bose was confirmed by the Senate to be the administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration by a vote of 68–29.^[11]

References

1. "PN435 - Nomination of Amitabha Bose for Department of Transportation, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
2. "Amit Bose nominated to be FRA administrator «". 23 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
3. "President Biden Announces 12 Key Climate and Infrastructure Administration Nominations". The White House. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
4. "U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Amit Bose as 15th Senate-Confirmed Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration | FRA". railroads.dot.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
5. "U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Amit Bose as 15th Senate-Confirmed Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration | US Department of Transportation". www.transportation.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
6. "Columbia College Today" (PDF). Columbia College Today. Spring 2015. p. 82. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-05-12. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
7. SIPA, Columbia (2021-02-05). "Meet some of the SIPA alumni in the Biden-Harris Administration". SIPA Admissions Blog. Archived from the original on 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
8. "StackPath". www.masstransitmag.com. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
9. Mastrangelo, Paolo (2019-10-31). "Member Spotlight: Amit Bose, Coalition of the Northeast Corridor Coalition Board Chairman". CNEC. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
10. "Industry Veterans Appointed to US DOT Deputy Roles". www.enr.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
11. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Amitabha Bose, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration)". US Senate. Retrieved 13 January 2022.