12:00-12:30 p.m. (PT) | Link to register.
The Mineta Transportation Institute is hosting a series of virtual fireside chats featuring influential women leaders in transportation. These successful women—representing academia, public and private industries, and the nonprofit sector—will share their compelling personal narratives and leadership journeys. Gain valuable insights into their strategies for balancing assertiveness with emotional intelligence, overcoming stereotypes, and leading with intention. Join us to explore the profound impact of reshaping perspectives and championing women's roles within the transportation industry and beyond.
Featured Guest: Lynda Tran, CEO, Lincoln Room Strategies & MTI Trustee
Moderator: Dr. Karen Philbrick, Executive Director, MTI
This webinar is co-sponsored by COMTO.
*0.5 PDH credit available
About the Featured Guest
Lynda is a nationally recognized leader in transportation and infrastructure policy. She is on the Board of Trustees for the Mineta Transportation Institute and serves on the Board of Directors for STV, a leading professional services firm that plans, designs, and manages infrastructure projects across North America. Lynda is a member of the Board of Directors for Main Street America, a national network of local and grassroots leaders working to strengthen economies and improve quality of life in thousands of downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts all across America.
During her tenure at DOT, Lynda served as the agency’s official designee to the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawai’ians and Pacific Islanders. Lynda returned to federal service after co-founding 270 Strategies, where she developed public engagement strategies for a variety of campaigns, companies, and causes across the globe. A CBS News Political Contributor and columnist through the 2020 campaign cycle and frequent commentator, Lynda regularly appears in major national and international broadcast, print, and interactive news media. She has been featured on Glassceiling.com and was profiled by Modernae Woman.
During the Obama Administration, Lynda was director of communications for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation. She steered NHTSA through numerous communications crises and helped inform key policy decisions by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, NHTSA Administrator David Strickland, and White House officials. In this role, Lynda oversaw the agency’s nationwide earned and paid media efforts, including messaging on federal regulations, new automotive safety technologies, and vehicle fuel economy, as well as nearly $30 million each year dedicated to NHTSA’s “Click It or Ticket” and “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaigns.
Lynda earned a Masters degree in International Policy and Development from Georgetown University and a B.A. in Communications from the University of Pennsylvania. She speaks Vietnamese, French, and conversational Spanish.
