Biography

By Greg Bedard

Greg Bedard currently works as a Transportation Consultant at a business of which he is a part owner, having previously worked as Transportation Counsel for Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher.

Greg Bedard currently works as a Transportation Consultant and Director of Niche Ventures, LLC, based in Concord, CA. Niche Ventures provides consulting services to clients within the transportation and aviation industry. A focus of Greg's at Niche Ventures has been to recruit associates with a background in transportation in order to provide a broader range of services to Niche clients. He is also consulting with local governments and businesses concerning transportation and aviation issues, often in order to help them obtain government funding for transportation projects.

Greg Bedard served as Transportation Counsel to Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher (CA-10) in her California District Office until the summer of 2003. As the senior member in the Bay Area on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in Washington, DC, Representative Tauscher created the position of Transportation Counsel to ensure that she would have constant communication between her and local communities, elected officials and Bay Area transportation planners and directors. Greg's major focus was working closely with Congresswoman Tauscher to determine the area projects that were the strongest contenders for transportation funding from Congress.

While working for Rep. Tauscher, Greg advised and consulted with her as she fought to protect the core BART system as the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority tried to secure an agreement with the agency to expand the line to San Jose. He also worked directly with the Congresswoman to ensure that the Bay Area's Congressional Delegation was united on its priority for federal transportation funding for the BART to SFO extension. Additionally, Greg served as Rep. Tauscher's liaison to various policy advisory committees that focused on BART expansion in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties.

Prior to joining Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher's Office in early 2001, Greg practiced construction defect litigation and tort law as an associate attorney in Walnut Creek, CA. Greg received his Juris Doctor degree from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in Washington, DC and his Bachelor of Arts degree in history, cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a lifelong resident of Walnut Creek in Contra Costa County.