Mr. Doyle is one of the most respected federal transit officials in the nation, having served as Regional Administrator for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in Region I for nearly three decades.  He was responsible for the administration of FTA's capital, operating and planning programs in the six-state New England region and providing technical assistance to grantees and State, local and private sector officials on a wide range of matters affecting urban and rural transportation.  In 1999, he became a member of the Senior Executive Service. Mr. Doyle joined the USDOT in 1970 as a Transportation Intern and in 1971 began his career with the FTA. He then held a series of positions with FTA's Grant Development Office in Washington, DC prior to his transfer to Boston, MA.

 

In addition to his Regional Administrator duties, Mr. Doyle served as the Secretary of Transportation’s Regional Emergency Transportation Coordinator (RETCO) for Regions 1 & 2, with responsibility for coordinating the DOT response with FEMA and state officials following a disaster or national emergency. In 2005, following Hurricane Katrina, he was appointed FTA’s Gulf Team Leader and led the Federal response at the Joint Field Office (JFO) in Baton Rouge to restore transit services in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.