Jay Walder was the CEO of Virgin Hyperloop One, an American transportation technology company.[2] He has been the CEO of Motivate, a bike sharing company,[3] and of the Hong Kong transit company MTR Corporation (MTRC), before resigning from that position in July 2014.[4]
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.[5]
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[5] and with drafting London's successful bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
History of Employment
Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Chief Executive Officer
Virgin Hyperloop One
2018
2021
President and CEO
Motivate International LLC
2014
2018
Chief Executive Officer
MTR Corporation, Ltd
2012
2014
Chairman and CEO
NYS Metropolitan Transportation Authority
2009
2011
Partner
London Office
McKinsey & Company
2007
2009
Managing Director
Finance and Planning
Transport for London
2001
2007
Lecturer in Public Policy
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard University
1995
2001
Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer
NYS Metropolitan Transportation Authority
1993
1995
Chief of Staff
NYS Metropolitan Transportation Authority
1991
1993
Director
Capital Program Management
NYS Metropolitan Transportation Authority
1986
1991
Deputy Director
Capital Program
NYS Metropolitan Transportation Authority
1985
1986
Assistant Director
Capital Program
NYS Metropolitan Transportation Authority
1984
1985
Manager
Capital Program
NYS Metropolitan Transportation Authority
1983
1984
Economic Assistant
Office of Management and Budget
Executive Office of the President
1981
1981
Economic Assistant
Council on Wage and Price Stability
Executive Office of the President
1980
1981
