Shailen Bhatt

�Shailen P. Bhatt was recently appointed as the Executive Director for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), where he is charged with�leading the Department in planning for and addressing Colorado’s transportation needs. Shailen oversees 3,000 employees statewide and an annual budget of approximately $1.2 billion to guide CDOT in providing the best multi-modal transportation system for Colorado.� Prior to this appointment, he served as the Cabinet Secretary for the Delaware Department of Transportation. He also served as an Associate Administrator at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).