TP Booker is proud to welcome Mark Dowd to our Board of Advisors. Mark is a nationally recognized leader in transportation and environmental policy, scientific research management, and complex organizational governance. He has served in senior roles in both the Obama and Biden White Houses, led an $800 million science and research organization at the U.S. Department of Transportation, and helped lead the task force that resolved the GM and Chrysler bankruptcies while at the Treasury Department. His systems-based, data-driven approach to translating science, law, and policy into measurable outcomes gives our portfolio companies a perspective they rarely have access to — particularly in government contracting and other regulated markets.
Public Service
The White House · U.S. Department of Transportation · U.S. Department of the Treasury
Legal Foundation
- 14+ years of environmental & transactional law
- Major New York law firm
Career Highlights
- Senior Roles in the Obama and Biden Administrations — The White House
- Led the 600-Person, $800 Million Science & Research Organization — U.S. Department of Transportation
- Created and Implemented the $50 Million Smart City Challenge — urban technology & innovation
- Task Force Resolving the GM and Chrysler Bankruptcies — U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Executive Director, Science & Policy Nonprofit — co-creator, National Science Foundation Civic Innovation Challenge
Areas of Expertise
- Public Policy & Regulatory Strategy — transportation, environment & infrastructure
- Research & Innovation Leadership — large science portfolios, civic & urban innovation programs
- Environmental Law & Governance — co-creator of the 40-nation Greening Government Initiative
“A career spent turning science, law, and policy into measurable outcomes — now helping TP Booker navigate complex and regulated markets.”
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