Elliot G. Sander

Elliot "Lee" Sander is a transport executive who was CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for over two years from 2007 to 2009.

Career In January 2007, Sander was appointed by New York Governor Eliot Spitzer as executive director and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which operates New York's subway, bus, and bridge and tunnel network. The MTA also operates the commuter rail system for both New York and Connecticut. His administration faced two service interruptions in July and August 2007 caused by torrential rains, including the storm associated with the 2007 Brooklyn tornado. He departed after Bombardier was taken over by Alstom.