Bruce Gartner was named Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Executive Director effective January 31, 2024. As head of the MDTA, Executive Director Gartner leads the 1,700 employee agency that finances, constructs, operates, preserves and improves the state’s eight toll facilities, including the DriveEzMD Maryland tolling system and the nationally accredited Maryland Transportation Authority Police. Immediately prior to joining the MDTA, Executive Director Gartner served as Administrator of the Howard County Office of Transportation. In this role, he was responsible for the planning and development of bicycle and pedestrian facilities and enhancements to the regional transit network. He led Howard County’s efforts to develop long-term transportation plans and served as the County Executive’s empowered representative on the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board. Previously, he served as the Maryland Transportation Client Account Manager at Jacobs Engineering Group. Executive Director Gartner has a long history with the MDTA and the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT). This is his second time serving as MDTA Executive Director, having previously held the role from 2013 to 2015. Before that, he served as the Director of Policy & Governmental Affairs and Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy & Freight at MDOT. He also served as Director of Strategic Development at the MDTA.