Metro CEO, Phillip A. Washington Driving MTA into the Future
June 22, 2015
Decorated Army Seargeant chosen to lead nation’s third largest transit authority. The national search to find the next Chief Executive Officer at Metro halted swiftly after the Metro board of directors examined the qualifications of Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) General Manager, Phillip A. Washington. In the L.A. Sentinel’s exclusive interview with Washington, his powerful personal story about his own experiences and his perspective about social equity was bold and unapologetic. “Yes, there was a search process and I did interview with some competition out there; yes, there was a process. And I’m happy to say that I was successful,”