Strategic Innovation for L.A. Transportation

Seleta Reynolds has over a decade of experience as a transportation executive in Los Angeles. From her time as the General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to her current role as Metro’s Chief Innovation Officer, overseeing the Office of Strategic Innovation, Reynolds has developed a comprehensive perspective on transportation in Los Angeles. This perspective and approach to innovation are invaluable as Los Angeles prepares its transportation system to host global mega events.

SELETA REYNOLDS has 25 years of experience in transportation in both the public and private sector. As CIO of LA Metro, her responsibilities include delivering the mobility program for the 28 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as a mobility wallet and a strategy for transitioning the agency to a Zero Emission Bus fleet. Formerly, she was the General Manager for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation where she launched Vision Zero, a goal to get to zero traffic deaths, in Los Angeles after leading a similar effort in San Francisco. She is the founding chair of the Open Mobility Foundation, an open-source project to build digital infrastructure for the public realm and serves on the Executive Committee of the ITS America Board of Directors.