Nuria I. Fernandez is a civil engineer who has served as the current Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), a division of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), since June 10, 2021. After she was appointed as Deputy Administrator of the FTA on January 21, 2021, she served as the acting Administrator until her confirmation in June. Fernandez has held leadership positions in large transit agencies, including as General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA, 2014–2021), Chief Operating Officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA, 2011–2014), and Senior Vice President of Design and Construction for both the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WM