Eugene A. "Gene" Conti, Jr. (born December 23, 1946) is an American government official. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Conti served as Secretary of the

Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation The Maryland Department of Labor (called the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation until 2019) is a government agency in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is headquartered at 100 South Charles Street, Tower I in Baltimore. History Toda ...

from 1995 until 1998, when he became U.S. Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy at the

United States Department of Transportation The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT or DOT) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It is headed by the secretary of transportation, who reports directly to the president of the United States a ...

. Fom 2001 through 2003, he served as deputy secretary of the

North Carolina Department of Transportation The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is responsible for building, repairing, and operating highways, bridges, and other modes of transportation, including ferries in the U.S. state of North Carolina. History The North Carolina ...

. In 2009, Conti was appointed NCDOT secretary by Governor-elect

Beverly Perdue Beverly Marlene Eaves Perdue (née Moore; January 14, 1947) is an American businesswoman, politician, and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 73rd governor of North Carolina from 2009 to 2013. She was the first female governor o ...

. He served until January 2013, when he was succeeded by Tony Tata.News & Observer: Gene Conti to head state DOT
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