Thomas F. Prendergast, a longtime employee of public transportation agencies in New York City who more recently served as chief executive officer of the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink) in Vancouver, BC, is returning to the city as president of MTA New York City Transit, effective Dec. 1. He succeeds Howard H. Roberts.

Prendergast has more than 30 years of transportation experience, beginning with the Chicago Transit Authority and the Federal Transit Administration. He joined NYC Transit in 1982, rising through the ranks and ultimately serving as senior vice president of subways from 1990 to 1994. He then served as president of MTA Long Island Rail Road from 1994 to 2000.

He joined TransLink in July 2008 after being employed by the private sector for eight years. During that time, Prendergast worked in the engineering and construction management consultation sector and was directly involved in the delivery of transportation infrastructure and construction projects.

Prendergast chairs the APTA Standards Development and Oversight Council and the Rail Conference Planning Subcommittee, and serves on the Rail Transit CEOs Subcommittee; High-Speed and Intercity Rail Committee; Commuter Rail Committee; Bus and Paratransit Conference Planning Subcommittee; and Conference Program Planning Committee.

Jay H. Walder, chairman and chief executive officer of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, called Prendergast “a leader who brings an extraordinary variety of experiences from around the world to a system that he already knows extremely well. Tom’s work running one of the most technologically sophisticated systems in Vancouver will be invaluable as we take the MTA to the next level in performance and customer service.”

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