Sharon Cooney

Bio

Sharon Cooney is the Chief Executive Officer for the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System.

 Ms. Cooney has been a leader in public transportation in San Diego for nearly 20 years and took the helm as the agency’s top executive in 2020.

 Under her leadership at MTS, the agency has become one of the best performing transit agencies in the country. MTS is nationally recognized for consistently performing at a high level for ridership operational cost per revenue hour, passengers per revenue hour and subsidy per passenger. As part of her commitment to advancing transportation through policy, Ms. Cooney is the Executive Committee Chair of the California Transit Association (CTA) and a member of the Transit Transformation Task Force for the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA).

 Ms. Cooney’s management philosophy is grounded in a data-driven approach with sound policies to grow San Diego’s transit system in an equitable and financially sound way. She is dedicated to position MTS as the most cost-effective transit agency in the nation with market-driven services.

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