Meera Joshi is an American attorney and government official who has served as a
deputy mayor of
New York City since January 2022. She previously served as the deputy and acting administrator of the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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.
Early life and education
Joshi was born and raised in
Philadelphia. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of Pennsylvania and a
Juris Doctor from the
University of Pennsylvania Law School
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.
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Career
From 1996 to 2000, Joshi was an associate attorney at
Latham & Watkins. From 2000 to 2002, she was an associate at Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC. From 2002 to 2008, Joshi served as inspector general of the
New York City Department of Correction
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. She was also the deputy director of the
Civilian Complaint Review Board
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. In 2011, Joshi joined the
New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission
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, serving as deputy commissioner of legal affairs and later as CEO and commission chair. In 2019, Joshi was a visiting scholar at the
Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management. From 2020 to 2021, Joshi was General Manager for the New York Office at Sam Schwartz Engineering.
In January 2021, Joshi joined the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation that regulates the trucking industry in the United States. The primary mission of the FMCSA is to reduce crashes, injuries and f ...
as deputy and acting administrator. On April 14, 2021, she was nominated to serve as administrator of the organization.
On April 15, 2021, her nomination was sent to the Senate.
"Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, April 15, 2021
/ref> Joshi withdrew her nomination after being appointed as a deputy mayor of New York City in December 2021.
References
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Living people
University of Pennsylvania alumni
University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni
Deputy mayors of New York City
United States Department of Transportation officials
Biden administration personnel
Politicians from Philadelphia
1969 births