Michael Litschi has nearly 25 years of experience in public transportation planning, policy and operations. He currently serves as Director of Special Projects at Metrolink, where he is responsible for overseeing the agency’s planning efforts for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as other major events. He previously served as Director of Transit and Community Services for the City of Laguna Beach, where he managed the city’s transit and public parking programs, and as Deputy Managing Director at the Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency, which oversees the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service.  He started his career at the Orange County Transportation Authority, where he worked in a variety of roles including media relations, long-range multimodal transportation planning, and passenger rail planning and operations. He has a bachelors degree from UCLA and a masters degree in transportation management from the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University.