Jannet Walker-Ford is a nationally recognized consulting and infrastructure
executive with WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services
consultancy. A visionary leader and trusted strategic advisor, she serves as
US Business Line Executive for WSP’s Advisory and Planning business. In
this role, she partners with infrastructure organizations nationwide to deliver
innovative, future-ready solutions that create lasting value and resilience for
the communities WSP serves.

With deep expertise spanning transportation and infrastructure including the
transit and rail, aviation and tolling market sectors, management consulting,
information technology, telecommunications and organizational
transformation, Ms. Walker-Ford has more than two decades of leadership
experience. She has held senior and executive roles at international firms and
served as Deputy General Manager/Deputy CEO and Chief Information
Officer for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA).
Throughout her career, she has guided clients and teams through complex
challenges, driving results and shaping sustainable futures.

As Executive for WSP’s Advisory and Planning business line, she leads a
national team of experts in management consulting, economics, finance,
grants, innovation and digital solutions, strategic asset management, project
development, investor and transaction advisory, business transformation, and
planning. She continues to serve as a trusted C-suite advisor to client and
industry leaders across the country, advancing major initiatives and
transformative programs with a focus on equity, sustainability, and
community building.

Beyond WSP, Ms. Walker-Ford contributes her expertise through extensive
board service. She is Secretary/Treasurer of the American Public
Transportation Association (APTA), a corporate board director for NFI
Group, and the immediate past corporate board chair of Keolis North America
Inc. She is also an officer and the immediate past chair of the WTS
International Board and currently serves on the Accelerator for America
Advisory Board, the Eno Center for Transportation Board of Directors, and
the Jacksonville University Board of Trustees.
Her leadership and industry impact have been recognized through numerous
honors, including the 2024 Inaugural WTS International Jannet Walker-Ford
Breaking Barriers Award, 2023 Women in Rail Award, 2022 APTA Business
Member of the Year, 2021 WTS Northeast Florida Woman of the Year, the
2019 Women of Color STEM Technology All-Star Award, the 2019
Transportation Diversity Council/MIT Award for Services to the
Transportation Industry, and recognition as a 2019 COMTO Women Who
Move the Nation honoree.

Ms. Walker-Ford holds a Bachelor of Arts in Management Information
Systems from the University of Memphis and a Master of Science in Business
from Central Michigan University and has completed significant coursework
toward a Ph.D. in Information Systems at Nova Southeastern University.

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