DALLAS, TX — The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) named 10 transit leaders trailblazing the transportation industry in their annual “Women Who Move the Nation” Awards. Among the list was Dallas Area Rapid Transit President & CEO Nadine Lee.
Lee and the nine other transportation leaders will be honored at the 15th annual COMTO awards ceremony on April 15 in Washington, D.C.
“It is an honor to represent DART and the North Texas community as I’m recognized alongside my peers in the transportation industry,” Lee said. “The role of transit is more than moving people from point a to point b. Transit represents access, freedom, and mobility for people and communities.”
Lee joined DART as President & CEO in 2021 from Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), where she served as Chief of Staff.
In her time at DART, Lee has focused the agency on the Point B initiative, a 10-year strategic approach to ensure DART is the first-in-mind mobility partner for North Texans. The first Point B Annual Report, published in 2025, shows significant progress toward agency goals, including opening the 26-mile Silver Line commuter rail, advancing $110 million in security and cleanliness contracts, and launching DART Transform, a $2.5 billion system-modernization program.
