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Term: September 16, 2020 – July 15, 2030

Beth Kigel serves as senior vice president and national practice consultant for HNTB. She is a member of HNTB’s Digital Infrastructure Solutions leadership team with a focus on strategy and policy. Kigel is based in HNTB’s Fort Lauderdale office.

Kigel is a global thought-leader in new mobility and smart city ecosystems and is responsible for assisting transportation agencies, cities and regions in developing smart and connected infrastructure solutions.

Previously, she served as ³Ô¹ÏÍø Transportation Commissioner from 2012-2019. Kigel also served as president and CEO of the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce covering a 10-municipality region. Under her leadership, the Chamber took on key strategic initiatives contributing to improved economic prosperity in the region. Prior to this role, Kigel served in various private sector leadership positions, within engineering and other firms, in areas such as finance, business development, quality assurance, and government relations.

Kigel is active on numerous appointed boards and industry associations, including ITS World Congress Board of Directors; Co-Chair, ITS America Advanced Air Mobility Working Group; Chair of ³Ô¹ÏÍø Board of Trustees; ³Ô¹ÏÍø Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; chair, Autonomous ³Ô¹ÏÍø Program; Select³Ô¹ÏÍø Board of Directors; Leadership ³Ô¹ÏÍø where she served as Chair, Board of Directors 2017-2018; and more.

Her accolades include the 2018 Leadership and Innovation Award from the ³Ô¹ÏÍø Automated Vehicle Summit, the 2021 ³Ô¹ÏÍø Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Award for her leadership with Autonomous ³Ô¹ÏÍø, and the 2024 Above and Beyond recognition from the News Service of ³Ô¹ÏÍø for women in government and public service.

Beth Kigel is also honored as one of the ³Ô¹ÏÍø 500, recognized by ³Ô¹ÏÍø Trend as one of ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s most influential executives.