Ian Choudri, CEO
Ian Choudri was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) by the Authority’s Board of Directors in August 2024. As CEO, Choudri is responsible for overseeing the planning, development, and delivery of the nation’s first true high-speed rail program in California.
Prior to joining the Authority, Choudri worked in over 18 countries implementing mega construction projects related to rail, telecommunications, highways, energy, defense, airports and seaports. He worked with leading American and engineering firms including Bechtel Corporation, HNTB and several other major firms from around the world.
In the United States, he worked on construction of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s Dulles Airport Metro Line in Washington D.C., and most recently, he worked on a project to develop a future connection between the Ontario Airport with the future Brightline West terminus in Rancho Cucamonga in California.