Tiffany-Ann Taylor, Chief Strategy Officer

Portrait of Tiffany-Ann Taylor, Chief Strategy Officer.

Tiffany-Ann Taylor joined NYC DOT as Chief Strategy Officer in 2026 and leads the policy vision for the nation's largest municipal transportation agency. In this role, Ms. Taylor is responsible for creating internal and external strategies to ensure equitable implementation of the agency’s core objectives and values, including but not limited to safety, accessibility, equity, sustainability, and state of good repair.

Ms. Taylor formerly served as the Vice President for Transportation at the Regional Plan Association (RPA) where she was responsible for the organization’s multi-modal mobility policy for the tri-state metropolitan area. She served as RPA’s representative on critical regional projects, including but not limited to her leadership in congestion pricing advocacy, expanding RPA’s role as a regional freight advocate, and leveraging RPA’s influence to combat highway expansion projects throughout the region. Prior to working at RPA, she served as Deputy Director of Freight Programs, Education, and Research for the Freight Mobility unit at NYC DOT and as an Assistant Vice President at the New York City Economic Development Corporation.

Throughout her career, Ms. Taylor has led transformative projects in passenger transportation, freight policy, and truck safety and compliance initiatives. She holds a B.A in Government from The College of William & Mary and an M.S in City & Regional Planning from Pratt Institute.

Ms. Taylor is a first-generation American, the founder of the Hindsight Conference and former President of the New York Metro Chapter of the American Planning Association. She is an alum of notable fellowships including the Coro Leadership New York Program, the Urban Design Forum, NYU Rudin Center, and is a former mentor of Transit Center’s Women Changing Transportation Mentorship program. Ms. Taylor is also an adjunct assistant professor at NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, teaching urban transportation planning to a new generation of urban planners.