Advisory Board Member Profile 2018
Anthony Attanasio
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AECOM
Vice President, Senior Program Manager-NJ Division 
Areas of Expertise
Big Data & Marketing
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Anthony Attanasio is currently a Vice President for AECOM where he is part of the NJ leadership team that oversees all of AECOM’s transportation business lines. His specific duties include setting the company’s geopolitical strategy, managing relationships and external affairs with the state’s transportation agencies, elected officials as well as several industry and business associations. He also represents AECOM nationally on the Council of State Executives and as the NE Regional Chair of the Industry Leaders Development Council for the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).
Prior to joining AECOM Anthony spent four years as Executive Director of the Utility & Transportation Contractors Association where he worked on issues ranging from modifying transportation agency contract specifications to advocating for the successful passage of the NJ Transportation Trust Fund Renewal. Anthony also spent four years in public service from 2010-2014. After serving one year as Deputy Chief of Staff at NJ TRANSIT, Anthony was promoted to Assistant Commissioner for Government & Community Relations at the NJ Department of Transportation. As Assistant Commissioner, Anthony led the government & community relations and communications efforts during such events as Hurricane Irene, Superstorm Sandy and the closure of the Pulaski Skyway. Anthony spent the first the first seven years of his career as a political operative working on hundreds of campaigns from the municipal to Presidential level. He is a graduate of Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and the proud husband of Megan and father of Logan.
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