Meera Joshi

American attorney and transportation official (born 1969)

Meera Joshi

Deputy Mayor of New York City for Operations

Incumbent

Assumed office
January 1, 2022
Mayor| Eric Adams
Preceded by| Laura Anglin
Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Acting

In office
January 20, 2021 – January 1, 2022
President| Joe Biden
Preceded by| Wiley Deck (acting)[1]
Succeeded by| Jack Van Steenburg (acting)[2]
New York City Taxi and Limousine Commissioner
In office
April 10, 2014 – March 2019
Mayor| Bill de Blasio
Personal details
Born|

Meera J. Joshi

(1969-02-26) February 26, 1969 (age 55)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education| University of Pennsylvania (BA, JD)

Meera Joshi is an American attorney and government official who has been serving as deputy mayor for operations for New York City since January 2022. She previously served as the deputy and acting administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and New York City Taxi and Limousine Commissioner.

## Early life and education

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Joshi was born and raised in Philadelphia. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[3]

## Career

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From 1996 to 2000, Joshi was an associate attorney at Latham & Watkins. From 2000 to 2002, she was an associate at Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC. From 2002 to 2008, Joshi served as inspector general of the New York City Department of Correction. She was also the deputy director of the Civilian Complaint Review Board. In September 2011, Joshi joined the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, serving as deputy commissioner of legal affairs. She was later nominated as CEO and commission chair by Bill de Blasio on March 8, 2014,[4] and confirmed on April 10, 2014.[5] As TLC chief, Joshi presided over the devastation of the taxi industry as medallion prices fell from over $1 million to $175,000 or even lower. In 2019, Joshi was a visiting scholar at the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management. Joshi left the Taxi and Limousine Commission in March 2019,[6] and from 2020 to 2021, she was General Manager for the New York Office at Sam Schwartz Engineering.[7][8]

In January 2021, Joshi joined the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as deputy and acting administrator. On April 14, 2021, she was nominated to serve as administrator of the organization.[3] On April 15, 2021, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[9] Joshi withdrew her nomination after being appointed as a deputy mayor of New York City in December 2021.

## References

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1. ^ "FMCSA Getting a New Acting Administrator". www.truckinginfo.com. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
2. ^ Gallagher, John (December 22, 2021). "FMCSA administrator: Doesn't anyone want this job?". Freight Waves. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
3. ^ a b "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Key Administration Leaders on Climate and Transportation" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 14, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. ^ "Joshi Tapped to Be New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commissioner". Wall Street Journal. 2014-03-08.
5. ^ "City's New Taxi Chief Gets the Official Nod". WNYC. 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
6. ^ "Former City Taxi Commissioner on Regulating the App Companies and Saving the Yellows". Gotham Gazette. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
7. ^ "Meera Joshi". National Association of City Transportation Officials. 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
8. ^ "Meera Joshi | US Department of Transportation". www.transportation.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
9. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, April 15, 2021

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Commissioner for the Aging|

* Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez

Commissioner of Buildings|

* Melanie E. La Rocca (2022)
* Eric Ulrich (2022)
* James Oddo (2023-Present)

Commissioner for Children's Services|

* Jess Dannhauser

Commissioner of Citywide Administrative Services|

* Dawn Pinnock

Commissioner of Consumer and Worker Protection|

* Peter A. Hatch (2022)
* Vilda Vera Mayuga (2022-Present)

Commissioner of Correction|

* Louis Molina

Commissioner of Cultural Affairs|

* Gonzalo Casals

Commissioner of Design and Construction|

* Thomas Foley

Chancellor of Education|

* David Banks

Commissioner of Environmental Protection|

* Vincent Sapienza (2022)
* Rohit Aggarwala (2022-Present)

Commissioner of Finance|

* Preston Niblack

Fire Commissioner|

* Daniel A. Nigro (2022)
* Laura Kavanagh (2022-2024)
* Joseph W. Pfeifer (2024) (interim)
* Robert S. Tucker (2024-present)

Commissioner of Health|

* Dave A. Chokshi (2022)
* Ashwin Vasan (2022-present)

Commissioner of Housing Preservation and Development|

* Adolfo Carrión Jr.

Commissioner of Technology Innovation|

* Jessica Tisch (2019-2022)
* Matt Fraser

Commissioner of Investigation|

* Jocelyn Strauber

Corporation Counsel|

* Georgia Pestana

Commissioner of Emergency Management|

Zach Iscol

Commissioner of Parks and Recreation|

* Gabrielle Fialkoff

Police Commissioner|

* Keechant Sewell 2022-23
* Edward Caban 2023-Present

Commissioner of Probation|

* Ana M. Bermudez

Commissioner of Records and Information Services|

* Pauline Ann Toole

Commissioner of Sanitation|

* Edward Grayson (2020-2022)
* Jessica Tisch (2022)

Commissioner of Small Business Services|

* Kevin Kim

Commissioner of Social Services|

* Gary Jenkins

Commissioner of Transportation|

* Ydanis Rodríguez

Commissioner of Youth and Community Development|

* Bill Chong

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First Deputy Mayor|

* Lorraine Grillo (2022)
* Sheena Wright (2023 - Present)

Deputy Mayor, Operations|

* Meera Joshi

Deputy Mayor, Health and Human Services|

* Anne Williams-Isom

Deputy Mayor, Housing and Economic Development|

* Maria Torres-Springer

Deputy Mayor, Strategic Policy Initiatives|

* Sheena Wright (2022 - 23)
* Ana Almanzar (2023-Present)

Deputy Mayor, Public Safety|

* Philip Banks III

Chief of Staff|

* Frank Carone (2022)
* Camille Joseph Varlack (2023 - Present)

Budget Director|

* Jacques Jiha

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