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This list showcases the top Canada based CEO’ operating in the Public Transportation space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Jean-Jacques Ruest
Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer of Canadian National Railway
Jean-Jacques Ruest is the Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer of Canadian National Railway & he attended University of Michigan Business School in 2001.
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About Canadian National Railway: Canadian National Railway offers integrated shipping solutions like rail, intermodal, trucking, freight forwarding, and more.
Jay Walder
President & Chief Executive Officer of 8D Technologies
Jay Walder has more than 30 years of international experience in public transportation, including senior roles at three of the world’s largest transit systems. Most recently, Walder was the Chief Executive Officer of the MTR Corporation in Hong Kong. MTR is regarded as one of the world’s leading railway operators, with an integrated approach to rail transport and property. Walder led the company to build on its success in its home base of Hong Kong with a growing portfolio of rail and property related operations in the Mainland of China, Europe and Australia. Previously, Walder was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York and Managing Director of Finance and Planning at Transport for London (TfL). Walder has also served as a Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he lead the firm’s global infrastructure practice and was a Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. Jay Walder holds a Bachelor of Science from the State University of New York at Binghamton, Harpur College, and a Master in Public Policy from the Kennedy School at Harvard University. Walder has also served as a member of the Executive Board of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) and as a member of the Executive Committee of the American Public Transit Association. Jay’s favorite place to ride is the Brooklyn Bridge very early in the morning or late at night.
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About 8D Technologies, Motivate, Waltz: 8D is a world leader in the development of the most advanced, intelligent wireless, Machine-to-Machine (M2M), multi-function point of POS.
Fraser Atkinson
Founder, CEO, Chairman, and Director of GreenPower Motor Company
Fraser Atkinson is the Founder, CEO, Chairman, and Director at GreenPower Motor Company.He attended The University of British Columbia in 1975.
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About GreenPower Motor Company: GreenPower Motor Company develops electric powered vehicles for commercial markets.
David Winterstein
CEO of Velocia
David Winterstein is an experienced leader in the Mobility & Tech industry, with a passion for all things mobility. This is his 3rd start-up in the mobility space; all centered around improving how people move around cities. Velocia is an open loyalty network for urban mobility, creating an ecosystem where users of mobility services can be rewarded by Mobility Service Providers and other Mobility Stakeholders for Smart Mobility behaviors related to their daily commutes. Prior to founding Velocia, David was the General Manager of the carpooling app, BlancRide, and Strategic Advisor to Nekso, a LATAM taxi-hailing application. Nekso was recently selected by taxi companies and unions in Mexico as their application of choice. David started his career in Finance, working for 9 years across HR Strategy and Commercial and Corporate Banking with BMO Bank of Montreal. David earned his Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Ryerson University and his Executive MBA from NorthWestern University.
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About Velocia: Velocia is a loyalty platform to reward smart mobility choices that are safe, efficient and which reduce congestion in our cities.
Marc-Antoine Ducas
Founder & CEO of Netlift
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About Mobilogie, Netlift: Netlift is a real-time, intermodal carpooling platform that helps daily commuters travel easier.
Sam Vermette
Co-Founder & CEO of Transit
Sam is the creator of The Transit App, born in Canada. He is obsessed with user interaction and has spent time crafting websites, physical products, and mobile apps always in hope of making a difference in people’s everyday lives. He believes that design is at the core of any business that wants to make this world a better place.
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About Transit: Transit is a mobile app intended to help its users navigate their cities.
