Shailen Bhatt will be the next executive director for the Colorado Dept. of Transportation. He will begin at CDOT in mid-February. The announcement was made by the governor’s office on Jan. 5.
Bhatt most recently served as cabinet secretary for the Delaware Dept. of Transportation (DelDOT), where he directed nearly a billion-dollar budget and managed 2,800 employees in the state’s transportation system. During his term, Bhatt delivered $2 billion in infrastructure investments, managed the disaster recovery of two hurricanes and strengthened the financial stewardship of the department by reducing agency debt by nearly 40% and increasing funds available for infrastructure.