Driving Excellence

Mark Aesch is CEO of the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA). Under his leadership,the RGRTA’s multi-million dollar deficits have been eradicated and replaced with multi-million dollar surpluses, reliance on taxpayer subsidies has been reduced, demand for service has increased at rates three times the national average, and in an unprecedented move, the fare at the Authority’s largest subsidiary has been lowered after remaining stable for over a decade. As a recognized thought leader on public management, Aesch has contributed his thinking to MSNBC, CNBC, FOX News, Forbes Magazine online, The New York Times, Governing Magazine, and many other traditional and electronic media. Aesch graduated from the State University of New York at Brockport with a degree in communications and history.