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JayEtta Z Hecker
Senior AdvisorNational Transportation Policy Project
jhecker@bipartisanpolicy.org
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Ms. Hecker, after 40 years of federal public service in the legislative and executive branches, is now working independently on national transportation policy reforms. She is currently working with both the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Transportation Project and RAND Corporation’s Transportation, Space and Technology program.
With 25 years at GAO, she served for the last 8 years as a Director of Physical Infrastructure Issues at GAO, responsible for directing GAO work on widely diverse surface, aviation, and maritime transportation programs, and telecommunications issues.
She is a recipient of GAO’s Distinguished Service Award for excellence in leading GAO’s transportation work, including significant reviews on the challenges and need for restructuring the federal approach to surface transportation policy, the future role of intercity passenger rail, and the condition and performance of the airline industry. She has directed the work on hundreds of GAO reports and has served as GAO's lead witness before dozens of Congressional committees and subcommittees over the last 18 years. She is a recent appointee to the Board of Advisors of the Eno Foundation.
