Will Kemp Biography

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) has had Will Kempton as its chief executive officer since 2009. The OCTA is in charge of administering bus services, commuter train services, and paratransit services in addition to planning, funding and coordinating Orange County's road, street, and rail development. A 17-voting member board of directors oversees the $1.1 billion yearly budget and 1,500 workers of OCTA. Kempton served as the head of the California Department of Transportation before being assigned to the OCTA. For five years, he was in charge of 22,000 staff members, a roughly $14 billion budget, and the day-to-day management of California's transportation system, which included more than 50,000 miles of roadways. Additionally, Kempton worked as the community services assistant city manager for the City of Folsom and spent eight years on the city's Parks and Recreation Commission. Nearly 40 years of Kempton's career have been spent in the fields of government affairs, public service, and transportation. He is regarded as an expert in sales-tax schemes, project execution, and financing for public infrastructure. He is renowned for his results-driven leadership style, consensus-building approach to issue resolution, and for coming up with creative ideas to get the job done.

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