- 1. Career
LIEBER
John
Chief Executive Officer of Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Organization: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Profession: Chief Executive Officer
Biography
John (“Janno”) Lieber was appointed Acting Chair and CEO of the MTA by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo in July 2021.
Career
Lieber had been serving as President of MTA Construction & Development, the organization responsible for capital planning and for the development and delivery of capital projects across the MTA. Lieber also oversees the MTA Real Estate Department and is responsible for integrating real estate planning and economic development into MTA infrastructure projects.
From 2003 to 2017, Lieber served as President of World Trade Center Properties LLC, where he was responsible for managing all aspects of the Silverstein organization’s efforts to rebuild at the World Trade Center site, including planning, design, and construction issues; business, financing, and legal matters; and public affairs, government, and community relations.
Earlier in his career, he held positions in the administrations of President Bill Clinton and NYC Mayor Ed Koch and worked as an attorney in private practice.