A nationally recognized leader in transportation and infrastructure policy, Lynda served most recently as Senior Advisor to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Director of Public Engagement for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). She previously co-founded 270 Strategies, where she developed public engagement strategies for clients including the Environmental Defense Fund, Oxfam America, United Way Worldwide, FAMM, the Black Economic Alliance, and the Economic Security Project. She was a senior strategist for Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy and served on the Board of Advisors for Higher Ground Labs and Battleground Texas. Lynda attended the University of Pennsylvania where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Georgetown University where she received a master’s in public policy on International Policy and Development.