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 In April 1981, Richard Doyle became Regional Administrator for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in Region I. He is responsible for the administration of FTA's capital, operating and planning programs in the six-state New England region and he provides technical assistance to grantees and State, local and private sector officials on a wide range of matters affecting urban and rural transportation. In 1999, he became a member of the Senior Executive Service.
He joined the USDOT in 1970 as a Transportation Intern and in 1971 began his career with the FTA. He then held a series of positions with FTA's Grant Development Office in Washington, DC prior to his transfer to Boston, MA.
Richard Doyle is a graduate of Boston University and received his Master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
He has received numerous performance and honor awards including the Secretary's Gold Medal Award, the Secretary's Meritorious Achievement Award and the Administrator's Superior Achievement Award. In 2000, he received the George Rucker Memorial Award for Legislative Achievement from the Community Transportation Association of America. In 2003, President George W. Bush conferred on him the rank of Meritorious Executive in the Senior Executive Service.
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