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Jay Walder

Chief Executive Officer of MTR Corporation

Jay Walder is an American transportation executive. He was the CEO of Hyperloop One, an American transportation technology company.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Jay Walder (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1958.¹

About

He has been the CEO of Motivate, a bike sharing company, and of the Hong Kong transit company MTR Corporation (MTRC), before resigning from that position in July 2014.

Before joining MTRC, Walder was the chairman and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the New York metropolitan area, the largest transit agency in the United States.

Prior to his service at the MTA, Walder was the managing director for finance and planning at Transport for London until 2007, and is credited with the introduction of the Oyster card and with drafting London's successful bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jay Walder, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

MTR Corporation LimitedChief executive officer Jan 1, 2012 to Aug 15, 2014⁹

Early life and education

Date not recordedBinghamton University³
Date not recordedBeach Channel High School³
Date not recordedJohn F. Kennedy School of Government³

Career

Occupation: chief executive officer.⁶

2012 to 2014Chief executive, MTR Corporation Limited⁵
Date not recordedWorked at Harvard University⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Metropolitan Transportation Authority⁴

Walder worked for the MTA from 1983 to 1995 holding several leadership positions, including chief financial officer. He was a lecturer in public policy at John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard from 1995 to 2000, during which time he spent a year as a visiting lecturer at the National University of Singapore. From 2001 to 2007 he was managing director for finance and planning at Transport for London. He was a partner at McKinsey & Company London from 2007 to 2009. In 2009, New York State Gov. David Paterson appointed Walder chairman and CEO, after firing Elliot G. Sander, of the MTA (the positions of chairman and CEO of the authority had recently merged when the appointment was made).

On July 11, 2011, Walder announced his resignation from MTA, effective in October 2011, when he moved to MTR Corporation (MTRC) in Hong Kong. He left on October 21, 2011. He officially took over as CEO of MTRC on January 1, 2012. Walder announced he would step down from the position as MTR CEO in July 2014. Christopher O. Ward was also ousted by Cuomo at the same time, removing Paterson appointee's.

In October 2014, Walder was named CEO of Motivate, the company that runs some bike share systems in North America. His appointment came with Motivate's announcement of the Bikeshare Holdings acquisition, promising new leadership, $30 million infusion of cash, relocation of headquarters from Portland to NY, and immediate expansion for Citi Bike. In January 2015, Alta Bike Share changed its name to Motivate.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jay Walder (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

Born1958, Indianapolis⁷
CitizenshipUnited States⁸

Sources

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WikidataJay Walder: Chief executive, MTR Corporation Limited, on Wikidata
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WikidataMTR Corporation Limited, Chief executive officer
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Wikimedia CommonsJay Walder photo by Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York, CC BY 2.0