August 9, 1936 – November 2, 2023

Mortimer L. Downey, III served as a Senior Advisor to Parsons Brinckerhoff providing advisory and management consulting services to public and private owners, developers, financers and builders of infrastructure projects worldwide. He served on the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority, which operates the Washington Metro. Mr. Downey held the position of U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation for eight years, becoming the longest serving individual in that post, and was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). Previously, Mr. Downey was the executive director and chief financial officer of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the nation’s largest independent public authority.