Julie Timm
Julie Timm is the CEO of Sound Transit, having joined the agency in September 2022. Her priorities as CEO include balancing the agency’s mandate to deliver a regional light rail system as a generational mobility infrastructure investment with its mission to deliver people-focused mobility and connectivity every day for everyone. In her 25+ years of experience, Julie has overseen multi-billion dollar, multi-year light rail transit, roadway/highway, passenger rail, port, and military projects. She has worked in the private sector and for state and federal agencies on projects across the United States and internationally, navigating transit expansion and management across coastal regions, mountains, and plains. Julie earned a master’s degree in business administration from Vanderbilt University as well as bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biology from Old Dominion University.
Executive leadership team
Russ Arnold, Deputy CEO (Chief Service Delivery Officer)
Brooke Belman, Deputy CEO (Chief Expansion Delivery Officer)
Mary Cummings, Deputy CEO (Chief Administrative Officer)
Kathy Albert, Chief Strategic Business Officer
Andrew Austin, Acting Executive Director—Government & Community Relations
Don Billen, Executive Director—Planning, Environmental & Project Development
Desmond Brown, General Counsel
Maria Doucettperry, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
Chris Elwell, Acting Executive Director—Labor Relations
Nora Friend, Chief Communications and Engagement Officer
Moises Gutierrez, Chief System Quality Officer
John Henry, Chief Financial Officer
Juan Higuera, Agency Chief of Staff
Julie Honeywell, Chief Human Resources Officer
Luke Lamon, Acting Chief Communications Officer
Ron Lewis, Executive Director—Design, Engineering & Construction Management
Ted Lucas, Chief Procurement & Contracts Officer
Marie Olson, Acting Chief Passenger Experience & Innovation Officer
Suraj Shetty, Executive Director—Operations
Jason Weiss, Chief Information Officer
David Wright, Chief Safety Officer