Andreski Named Trinity Metro President, CEO
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief
Richard Andreski, a public transportation veteran with 23 years of experience and more than 10 years of executive leadership, has been selected as the next President and CEO of Trinity Metro, Fort Worth, Tex. He assumes his new post June 20.
Trinity Metro, the regional public transportation system serving Tarrant County, Tex., operates buses, TEXRail, ACCESS paratransit, ZIPZONEs, Fort Worth Bike Sharing, vanpools and Trinity Railway Express (TRE).
Andreski previously served as Bureau Chief for Public Transportation for the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) since 2015, where he oversaw public transportation in Connecticut and had an operating budget of $850 million and a team of 110 planners, engineers and rail and transit professionals. ConnDOT includes 22 transit providers that serve 80 million people annually. His responsibilities included CTfastrak BRT (bus rapid transit), and the Metro-North/Amtrak New Haven Line, part of the Northeast Corridor, the nation’s busiest passenger rail line. He was accountable for capital programs to maintain and improve more than $5 billion in capital assets, including BRT and rail infrastructure, rail and bus fleets, bus depots and fare systems.
From 1999 to 2015, Andreski held several positions at NJ Transit, starting as a bus service planner and moving up through the ranks to Manager of Capital Planning and Programs Support, Director of Operations Coordination and Policy, Rail Operations Chief of Staff and Director of Trans-Hudson Planning, a predecessor program of today’s Gateway Program.
“After an exhaustive national search, the Trinity Metro Board of Directors agreed that Rich is the best choice for leading our agency to even greater success,” said Trinity Metro Board of Directors Chairman Jeff Davis. “His vast experience in public transportation and his history of building partnerships are key for the growth of Trinity Metro.”
“I’m excited and honored to be chosen as Trinity Metro’s CEO,” Andreski said. “I can’t wait to join the team so we can work together on transit solutions for the North Texas region.” He is described as “motivated by a mission of public service and believes transit plays a critical role by providing access to employment, education and other opportunities, spurring economic development, and supporting a cleaner and greener future. He keeps the customer experience at the heart of every investment decision.”
Andreski is active in the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), where he was co-founder and co-chair of the APTA Emerging Leaders Program, an immersive year-long leadership development program for emerging leaders in the public transportation industry. Andreski also serves on APTA’s High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Committee and Awards Committee. He holds a Bachelor of Science in biology from Lafayette College and a Master of City & Regional Planning from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy at Rutgers University. He also completed the Jurisdictional Crisis Incident Management Program from Texas A&M Engineering Extension and is a graduate of the APTA Leadership Program, Class of 2009.
Trinity Metro’s President and CEO post has been filled on an interim basis by Paul Ballard, who resumed leadership of the agency in November 2021. Ballard previously led Trinity Metro from 2014 to 2019, and he accepted the position on an eight-month basis to assist during the national search for a permanent replacement.
