Chief Executive Officer; CEO; Regional Transportation District Denver; RTD

The Denver metropolitan area and the State of Colorado offer an exceptional quality of life, combining the energy and opportunity of a thriving major metropolitan region with the extraordinary natural beauty and outdoor lifestyle of the Rocky Mountain West. With more than 300 days of sunshine, Denver provides year‑round access to world‑class skiing, hiking, biking and recreation, along with acclaimed restaurants and breweries, professional sports, vibrant arts and cultural institutions, and diverse, welcoming communities.

The region is home to highly regarded schools, colleges and universities and offers an outstanding environment to build a career, raise a family and enjoy an active lifestyle. From Denver’s dynamic neighborhoods and cultural attractions to the mountains just beyond the city, few places offer such a compelling combination of professional opportunity, natural beauty and quality of life.

The Regional Transportation District (RTD) is the region’s public transit agency created in 1969 by the Colorado General Assembly, connecting Denver residents through an affordable, safe, clean, reliable, accessible, and customer‑friendly, community‑oriented transportation network. As a nationally recognized leader, RTD provides public transit services, including rail, bus, paratransit access, and shuttle services across 2,349 square miles to 40 municipalities (3.1 million people) within eight counties including Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Jefferson and parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas and Weld Counties.

RTD is governed by a 15‑member, publicly elected Board of Directors (Board) each serving a four‑year term. More details about RTD can be obtained by visiting the Agency’s website ‑

The Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) is responsible for implementing policy set by the Board by overseeing and directing the daily operations of RTD’s services.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of successfully managing a large, complex, and diverse organization that operates to provide the highest quality of service for its customers. Additionally, this individual will demonstrate strong financial management, communications, community and governmental engagement and relations skills to rebuild public trust and confidence in RTD.

• Manage a multi-modal, complex customer‑centric, taxpayer‑financed transit organization with an emphasis focused on increasing ridership by delivering safe, reliable and high‑quality services.
• Work in tandem and collaboratively with the board to unify the agency with a common vision, message and approach to delivering services to the customer.
• Build strong collaborative trusting relationships and partnerships with the local, regional and state elected and appointed officials including the Governor and Colorado General Assembly, Mayors, Managers and Council Members as well as other stakeholders (i.e. customers, advocacy groups, community leaders and the business community).
• Serve and lead the organization as the public face, cheerleader, champion and voice of RTD by instilling trust, confidence and brand positivity.
• Oversee a strong, positive and effective marketing and public outreach program that promotes RTD.
• Represent RTD publicly and effectively communicate agency priorities to the media, public, elected officials, and other stakeholders.
• Foster, instill, promote and maintain a culture that embraces diversity, multi‑culturalism, inclusion, equity, and equality at all levels of the organization.
• Encourage, empower, and challenge the executive leadership team and their departments to think “outside the box” and offer customer‑centric solutions that are innovative, effective, efficient and…