Biography provided by participant
John Horsley is Executive Director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). He has spent more than two decades analyzing solutions to many of the nation's toughest transportation challenges.
Horsley's hands-on experience over 20-plus years in transportation has given him a unique understanding and appreciation for the real-life aspects of planning, building and operating transportation systems on local, regional and state levels.
Horsley has built a solid reputation as an innovative problem solver, and a strong advocate for effective solutions to fighting congestion across all modes of transportation, improving safety and addressing strains on traditional sources of transportation funding. From 1993 to 1999, he served at the U.S. Department of Transportation, as Associate Deputy Secretary; advocating for intermodal policies, quality of life initiatives, and he served as a liaison to state and local governments, U.S. Congress, and transportation constituencies.
A native of the Northwest, Horsley was elected to five terms as County Commissioner in Kitsap County, a community just west of Seattle. He is a graduate of Harvard, an Army veteran, a former Peace Corps volunteer and Congressional aide, and did graduate study at Georgetown. He is Past President of the National Association of Counties, and was founding Chairman of the Rebuild America Coalition.
