Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt
Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt is the Secretary of Transportation and CEO of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. As Secretary, she is responsible for the four divisions of MassDOT: Highway, Rail and Transit, the Registry of Motor Vehicles, and Aeronautics. In this position, she also serves on the Massport and MBTA Board of Directors. Tibbits-Nutt was previously appointed Undersecretary of Transportation by Governor Healey in January 2023, before being sworn in as Acting Secretary for Transportation in September. As Undersecretary, she led the effort to stand up the first-ever Office of Transportation and Climate Planning and Policy. Tibbits-Nutt previously served on both the MassDOT Board of Directors and as the Vice-Chair of the Fiscal Management and Control Board (FMCB) that oversaw the MBTA from 2015-2021. Prior to joining the Governor’s Cabinet, she was Executive Director of 128 Business Council, a transportation management association and regional service provider that builds privately funded, cooperative public transportation routes throughout the Route 128 West Corridor. Secretary Tibbits-Nutt is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and a LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design & Construction with the U.S. Green Building Council. Originally hailing from the rural Midwest, she is a first-generation college graduate.