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padding-top: 120px;"> <div class="speaker-info-photo"> <img src="/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/Shailen%20Bhatt.5b09ddb27625cd123b19ffb4f6fc7def.11eca94246a05a6a2e479da4faef86b0.jpg" style="max-width:100%;margin: 0 auto; width: 300px; height: auto; border-radius: 18px; "> </div> <div class="flex-container" style="justify-content: flex-start; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div class="speaker-bio-title"> <h1 style="text-shadow: none; margin-top: 0; font-size: 48px; line-height: 120%;">Shailen Bhatt</h1> <span class="inner-sub" style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 130%;">Administrator<br><b>Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)</b></span> <div class="indiv-socials" style="text-align: left; font-size: 28px;"> </div> </div> <div class="speaker-bio-social"> <div style="padding:0; margin: 0 auto; display: inline-block; background-color: #fff; line-height: 0;"><img src="/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/Federal%20Highway%20Administration.10b8939b6625fd9aac52b917d8cdd980.7941893a3ce22c368be46a7ac547e3d6.jpg" style="border:10px solid #fff"></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-12"> <div style="padding-bottom: 30px !important;font-size:18px;"> <div class="mb-4 clearfix"> <p>On January 13, 2023, Shailen Bhatt was sworn in by U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as the 21st Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Bhatt was confirmed unanimously by voice vote in the U.S. Senate on December 8, 2022. He is the first person of Indian descent to lead FHWA.</p> <p>In this role, he oversees over 2,700 FHWA employees in all 50 States, U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia, and provides executive leadership on strategic initiatives and policy, including administering more than $350 billion as part of President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and its formula and competitive grant programs that are available to State departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, local governments, Tribes, territories, federal land management agencies, and other organizations. As Administrator, Bhatt brings a record of successful project and program delivery needed in this once-in-a-generation level of infrastructure investment in which the impacts of FHWA policy and funding choices will last for generations and will make people safer, reduce the emissions in our air while implementing resilient transportation systems for our changing climate, create a fairer transportation system, and strengthen our economy.</p> <p>Bhatt brings to this role a passion for improving safety and protecting all road users on America's roads, bridges, highways, and other surface transportation infrastructure, including people using them for walking and biking. He is also committed to transforming our nation's infrastructure systems to address transportation's impacts on our global climate while making them more equitable and fair for all.</p> <p>His distinguished career includes serving in leadership positions in the public and private sectors, including the Kentucky, Delaware, and Colorado Departments of Transportation, the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, AECOM, and as FHWA's Associate Administrator for Highway Policy and External Affairs in the Obama Administration.</p> <p>Bhatt graduated summa cum laude from Western Kentucky University with a degree in Economics. He considers being a good father and husband to be the most important priority in the world, and he and his wife, Neelam, are the proud parents of two daughters, Saanvi and Nandini. While Bhatt is focused on his day job, he keeps his skates sharpened, his stick freshly taped, and stands ready to answer the call for any NHL team ready to take a chance on him.</p> </div> <div class="supplemental-content mb-4 w-100 clearfix"> <div class="w-100"> <div class="inline-img-wrapper "> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-date Sw-100 clearfix"> </div> </div> <h4><strong>Shailen Bhatt’s Session(s):</strong></h4> <hr><p style="margin-bottom:0; font-weight: 600;"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> 9:30 am–10:30 am | Fri, March 22, 2024</p><h3 style="margin-top:0;"><a href="/2024/summit/agenda/general-conference-day-two/opening-keynote" >Tomorrow’s Innovations That Are Tangible Today</a></h3> <p>Despite facing deployment and grid capacity challenges on our path toward expanding EV Charging infrastructure capabilities across the US, companies continue to push the envelope and drive innovation to move us forward. In this panel, you’ll hear from those leading the charge with their technological innovations, projects, and other developments changing the game in the EV infrastructure space. They’ll also share their insights into other notable technologies in the space and where they see the ripest opportunities for innovation that can make an impact today.</p> <hr><p style="margin-bottom:0; font-weight: 600;"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> 9:15 am–9:30 am | Fri, March 22, 2024</p><h3 style="margin-top:0;"><a href="/2024/summit/agenda/general-conference-day-two/day-2-keynote" >EVs: Facts, Not Politics</a></h3> <p>In today’s world of twisted narratives and political spin, the truth about EVs has driven off course. Join Shailen Bhatt, head of FHWA at the USDOT, to learn the facts about EVs and their role in the future of the United States and our leadership in this global competition.</p> <hr><div style="padding-top:12px;text-align:center;"><a href="2024/attend/pricing" class="button-blue" style="text-align:center; font-size:20px;">Check out our early bird ticket prices!</a></div> </div> </div> </section>  <footer id="footer" style="background-color: #285972; background-size: 100% 100%; color: #ffffff; border-top: 0; padding-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 0"> <div class="container"> <div class="row" style="align-items:top;"> <div class="column column-33" style="text-align: center; padding-top: 36px;"> <img src="/assets/static_files/images/logos/EVCS Productions logo white.png" alt="EV Charging Summit Blog logo" style="width: 120px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px"><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/EVCSummit"><i style="color:#fff;" class="fab fa-x-twitter" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>   <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/ev-charging-summit/"><i style="color:#fff;" class="fab fa-linkedin" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>   <a href="/blog/">BLOG</a> </div> <div class="column column-33" style="padding:36px 12px 6px 12px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 115%; position: relative; "> <h4 style="margin: 0 0 12px 0; font-size: 1.2rem;">Sign up to receive event updates and exclusive content!</h4>  <script charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript" src="//js.hsforms.net/forms/v2.js"></script> <script> hbspt.forms.create({ portalId: "3219216", formId: "612fb615-7f7d-49d6-b56a-302e66b94c56", css: "" }); </script> <h4 style="margin: 0 0 12px 0; font-size: 1.2rem;">Upcoming Events</h4><ul><li style="list-style-type:none;"><a href="/">Summit & Expo — March 2025</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="column column-33" style="padding: 36px 2px 2px 12px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 130%;"> <h4 style="margin: 0 0 12px 0; font-size: 1.2rem;">Contact Us</h4> EVCS Productions<br>1501 India St. Suite 103-60<br>San Diego, CA 92101<br>Phone: 888-409-4418<br><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83eaede5ecc3e6f5e0ebe2f1e4eaede4f0f6eeeeeaf7ade0ecee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99f0f7fff6d9fceffaf1f8ebfef0f7feeaecf4f4f0edb7faf6f4">[email protected]</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div style="font-size: 0.9rem; max-width: 1024px; margin: 24px auto 0 auto;"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="2024/spam-solication-warning">SPAM SOLICITATION WARNING</a></strong></p></div> </footer> <div style="padding:12px; background-color:#fff; text-align: center; font-size: 15px;">© testing EVCS Productions Inc. | <a href="2024/terms-and-conditions-of-attendance-and-participation">Terms and Conditions</a> | <a href="2024/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a> </div> <script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://a.remarketstats.com/px/smart/?c=25b6628fb526c0a&seg=evchargingsummit"></script>  <script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(document).ready(function ($) { var dcdomains = ['evchargingsummit.com', 'unityeventsolutions.com']; var params = window.location.search.replace(/ +/g, '%20'); if (params.length > 0 && params[0] == '?') params = params.substring(1, params.length); var finalList = ''; if (params.length > 0) { var splitList = params.split('&'); var append = new Array(); for (var idx = 0; idx < splitList.length; idx++) { if (splitList[idx].indexOf('utm_') == 0) append.push(splitList[idx]); } finalList = append.join('&'); } if (finalList.length > 0) { var button = $('a[href]').each(function (i) { for (var idx = 0; idx < dcdomains.length; idx++) { var domain = dcdomains[idx]; var re = new RegExp('^http[s]?://[a-zA-Z.]{0,15}' + domain + '.*$'); if (this.href.indexOf('#') < 0) { if (re.test(this.href)) { if (this.href.indexOf('?') < 0) this.href = this.href + '?' + finalList; else this.href = this.href + '&' + finalList; } } } }); } }); </script>  </body> </html>