Joe Lhota

Joe Lhota
13th Chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
In office June 21, 2017 – November 8, 2018
Governor	Andrew Cuomo
Preceded by	Thomas F. Prendergast Fernando Ferrer (acting)
Succeeded by	Fernando Ferrer (acting) Pat Foye
11th Chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
In office January 9, 2012 – December 31, 2012
Governor	Andrew Cuomo
Preceded by	Jay Walder
Succeeded by	Fernando Ferrer (acting) Thomas F. Prendergast
Director of the New York City Mayor's Office of Management and Budget
In office 1995–1998
Preceded by	Marc Shaw
Succeeded by	Mark N. Page
Personal details
Born	(1954-10-07) October 7, 1954 (age 69) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic (2021–present)
Other political affiliations	Republican (before 2020) Independent (2020–2021)
Education	Georgetown University (BA) Harvard University (MBA)

Joseph J. Lhota (/ˈloʊtə/; born October 7, 1954) is an American public servant and a former politician who served as the chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and was also a former deputy mayor of New York City. He was the Republican nominee in an unsuccessful bid for the 2013 election for Mayor of New York City. In January 2014, he became senior vice president, vice dean, and chief of staff at NYU Langone Medical Center.^[1] In 2017, he returned to the chairmanship of the MTA,^[2] but would not run the authority day-to-day.^[3] He resigned from that position in 2018.^[4]