Miguel A. Velázquez

Since joining RGRTA in 1999, Miguel Velázquez has successfully led the organization through significant projects and changes that have improved the customers’ experience with public transit in our area. He oversaw the transformation of the Authority’s information systems, infrastructure, services, and operation. He created the vision for TIDE (Technology Initiatives Driving Excellence), an ambitious $25 million customer-focused technology project, he was the Executive Sponsor for the construction of the $50 million RTS Transit Center in Downtown Rochester, and for Reimagine RTS – a complete redesign of the 40-year-old service profile which is now providing a more equitable and modern transportation system to our community.

Miguel has raised funds for youth programs in the Rochester community for over a decade. He serves on the Board of several community-based organizations as well as public transportation industry associations. He is a member of the Rochester Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative steering committee, board member of Together Now, member of the regional advisory board for Excellus BC/BS, a trustee at Nazareth University, and a member of the Partners for Downtown Rochester, among others.

Miguel is a 2012 recipient of the Rochester Business Journal Forty under 40 Award. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Rochester, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Rochester’s Simon School of Business.

He and his family reside in Pittsford.