Moving Commuters to Ride-Sharing

Bio: Northern Virginia Regional Commission - BRAC Northern Virginia Regional Coordinator

Education: Masters in Public Administration California State University at Long Beach, Long Beach, California.

Past Assignments: ACT ITS Virginia ITSAmerica

Bio: Richard Bryce is a co-founder and executive vice-president of Avego, a technology firm with offices in the United States and Ireland. The company is a world-leading company in efficient mobility, best known for its Real-time Ridesharing software. Prior to co-founding Avego, Richard was CEO of Mapflow, a leader in the provision of risk intelligence software to the insurance industry. In his early career Richard also spent six years with Accenture and three years with a large international retailer, working in Ireland and in the United States.

Education: Richard is a Management Science and Information Systems Studies graduate of Trinity College Dublin and has also completed a leadership program at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA.

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Past Assignments: WSDOT Public Transporation Conference, October 2010, Spokane WA; ACT Conference, September 2011, Chicago IL; AICGS conference on “Sustainable Urban and Regional Transportation Systems: Financing and Planning", June 2012, Washington DC; ACT Conference, July 2012, Savannah GA

Bio: MarySue Barrett is president of the Metropolitan Planning Council, which has been dedicated to shaping a more sustainable and prosperous greater Chicago region since 1934. As an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, MPC serves communities and residents by developing, promoting and implementing solutions for sound regional growth. Since joining MPC as president and board member in 1996, Barrett has strengthened the Council’s relationships with employers and elected officials, helped resolve local development challenges, and spearheaded innovative regional policy solutions. Known for bringing the right people together at the right time, MPC has deep expertise that spans transportation and water infrastructure, housing, environment, land use, and fiscal policies. Prior to joining MPC, Ms. Barrett served in former Mayor Richard M. Daley's first administrations, holding positions of increasing responsibility over seven years. Ms. Barrett began her municipal government work in 1989 in the Mayor's Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and was promoted in 1993 to chief of policy, coordinating initiatives on public safety, economic and community development, and lifelong education. In 1995, she was recruited by Mayor Daley to serve as chief of staff to the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees, part of a new management team charged with bringing revolutionary change to the Chicago Public Schools. Ms. Barrett counts among her top accomplishments Chicago's successful implementation of community policing and the City's successful bid to host the 1996 Democratic National Convention. Ms. Barrett serves on the Advisory Boards of Metropolis Strategies, the Harris School’s Visiting Committee at the University of Chicago, and Illinois Issues magazine. She is also active with The Chicago Network and the Economic Club of Chicago. She has been selected to participate in leadership exchanges sponsored by the International Women's Forum (1996), the American Council on Germany (1996), the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations (1997), the British American Project (2003), and Rockefeller Foundation (2009) and Brookings Institution (2008 and 2011). She completed a Leadership Greater Chicago fellowship in 1994 and was honored that same year as one of Crain's Chicago Business "40 Under 40."

Education: Ms. Barrett has a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University.

Key Publications: "The Road Less Traveled: Exploring Congestion Pricing in Chicagoland", Research Report; http://www.metroplanning.org/multimedia/publication/421 , "Moving at the Speed of Congestion",Research Report; http://www.metroplanning.org/multimedia/publication/272 , "Bus Rapid Transit: Chicago's New Route to Opportunity", Research Report; http://www.metroplanning.org/multimedia/publication/524

Other Publications: Grzesiakowski, Tim, "Chicago-area employers unlocking gridlock through Commute Options", Article, published online; www.metroplanning.org, December 8, 2011.

Past Assignments: UIC Urban Forum; Committee of 200

Bio: Associate Research Professor, George Washington Institute of Public Policy, George Washington University. Have worked for National Association of Regional Councils in prior years.

Education: University of Maryland, Ph.D., 1984 Univerity of Maryland, M.A., 1975 University of Michigan, B.A., 1971

Key Publications: Urban and Regional Policies for Metropolitan Livability, co-editor.

Bio: Nancy Augustine is currently a Visiting Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration. Her teaching and research are informed by more than 25 years of experience in various aspects of local government policy formation, research, implementation, and evaluation, including more than ten years of experience as a local urban planner in Virginia. Positions in recent years have included Pew Charitable Trusts, National Conference of State Legislatures, and Economic Systems, Inc.

Education: The George Washington University, Washington, DC Ph.D., Public Policy, Urban Policy Concentration, January 2006 Georgetown University, Washington, DC Master of Arts, Economics, December 2000 The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA Master of Urban and Environmental Planning, August 1990 The George Washington University, Washington, DC Bachelor of Arts, Major in Economics, Minor in Statistics, May 1987