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Join us to hear an update on Georgia transportation from GDOT Commissioner Russell McMurry and Chris Tomlinson, J.D., SRTA, GRTA, ATL, Executive Director

About the Speakers

Commissioner Russell McMurry

Commissioner Russell McMurry, Georgia Department of Transportation

Commissioner Russell R. McMurry, P.E., was unanimously appointed by the State Transportation Board in January 2015 to lead the Georgia Department of Transportation, the state agency responsible for building, maintaining, upgrading and operating the nation’s 10th largest state transportation system.

Commissioner McMurry provides leadership to the Department whose staff is nearly 4,000 with an operating budget of over $3.5 billion. He is keenly aware of the criticality that transportation infrastructure plays in Georgia’s economic competitiveness, and in strengthening economic growth and quality of life for all of Georgia. Commissioner McMurry is focused on providing Georgia with transportation infrastructure that is in a state of good repair, investment that supports business, especially agribusiness and delivery of Georgia’s major mobility investment program, the largest program in Georgia’s history. He has been recognized nationally for his leadership during the I-85 Bridge rebuild.

McMurry graduated cum laude from Georgia Southern University with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering Technology and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Georgia.

Chris Tomlinson

Chris Tomlinson, J.D. , SRTA, GRTA, ATL, Executive Director

Chris Tomlinson serves as the Executive Director for the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA), the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) and the Atlanta-region Transit Link Authority (the ATL). In his combined executive leadership roles, Mr. Tomlinson leads three state level authorities whose shared missions are focused on improving mobility in Georgia by providing reliable, innovative, multimodal transportation solutions to Georgia motorists and transit commuters. The Authorities combined operations includes the State’s Peach Pass tolling system, the Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank and the State’s metro-Atlanta regional commuter bus system known as Xpress.

Mr. Tomlinson serves on the Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) and the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA), where he served as the 2019 IBTTA President. He also serves as his agencies’ primary liaison to the Georgia Department of Transportation’s (GDOT) Public-Private Partnership (P3) program. Prior to his current roles, Mr. Tomlinson served as Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel for SRTA. In this role, he was responsible for day-to-day operations and legal issue management.

Prior to joining SRTA, Tomlinson served as General Counsel for several state agencies, including GDOT, the Georgia Technology Authority and the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission, where he also served as Deputy Director for the Construction Division. Mr. Tomlinson graduated cum laude from Morehouse College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and earned a Juris Doctor degree from Georgia State University.

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