Candidate for
Director; San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District; Area 1

GAIL MURRAY

SUMMARY

Gail Murray has 25 years of experience in transportation policy, management, planning and operations. Ms. Murray has managed all aspects of projects, including program design, operations, budgeting, and staffing. She is also a research associate with the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University, past Chair of the State of California's Departmental Transportation Advisory Committee, and former Mayor of Walnut Creek.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Current

• President, Gail Murray Consulting, specializing in transportation and government policy; Consulting Associate with Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates in San Francisco.

• Acting Assistant General Manager of the Service Development and Marketing Department at AC Transit District in Oakland.
• Acting Director of Transportation for the campus and Project Manager of Berkeley TRiP Commute Store at University of California at Berkeley.
• General Manager of Bay Area Transportation Corp., a private, nonprofit paratransit company in Hayward serving seniors, people with disabilities, and Head Start children.
• High School and Adult Education Teacher in Santa Clara and Mountain View.

• Former Mayor and City Councilmember of Walnut Creek; Former Chair of Planning and Transportation Commissions.
• Former Chair and member of the Board of Directors for the Central Contra Costa Transit Authority, serving 10 cities and the County.

• Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, MPA
• San Jose State University, BA in English; secondary teaching credential

• Alumni Executive Council, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
• Diablo Regional Arts Association, Founding Board Member and Trustee
• American Association of University Women (AAUW)
• League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley
• National Women's Political Caucus of Contra Costa