Paul Comfort has spent a career in public transit and local government, most recently having served as CEO of America’s 11th largest transit system, the MTA in Baltimore, MD. He also served as County Administrator for two suburban counties in Maryland and was elected as a County Commissioner. Paul has worked in business development and operations management for many public and private transit operations and was honored as recipient of the 2016 AASHTO President’s Award for Leadership in Public Transportation. Paul is now Vice President of Business Development for Trapeze Group serving as a brand ambassador to the transit industry and the host of the award-winning podcast, Transit Unplugged.