Mary Peters

President, Mary E. Peters Consulting Group

Mary E. Peters is the Principal of Mary Peters Consulting Group, LLC, an organization dedicating to finding new and better ways to finance and build American infrastructure. Ms. Peters served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation from 2006—2009. In that role she led efforts to substantially improve transportation safety, to improve the performance of the nation’s transportation system, and develop new policy and funding sources to support America’s transportation system into the 21st Century. She had responsibility for oversight of the US aviation, surface and maritime policy and programs, including transportation agreements with foreign governments. As Secretary of Transportation, Ms. Peters was responsible for more than 60,000 employees and a $70.3 billion annual budget.

Prior to serving as U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Ms. Peters was a Sr. Vice President and National Director for Transportation Policy and Consulting for HDR, Inc., a major engineering company. From 2001— 2005 Ms. Peters served as the Federal Highway Administrator for the US Department of Transportation. In that position she had responsibility for the federal-aid and federal lands highway programs, including the interstate highway system and the national highway system. As Administrator, she was responsible for more than 3,000 employees and a $45 billion annual budget. During her tenure as FHWA Administrator, Ms. Peters worked with the Administration and Congress to enact a multi-year surface transportation bill, SAFETEA-LU.

Ms. Peters served as the Arizona Department of Transportation Director prior to becoming Federal Highway Administrator. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Rand Corporation and as a Member of the Board for HDR, Inc. Ms. Peters was appointed to the Arizona Commerce Authority by Governor Jan Brewer and supports the nationally recognized BASIS Schools as a School Board Member at the Chandler, Flagstaff and Peoria Campus'.