Khaled Shammout is a transit professional with more than 28 years of experience in public transit planning, strategic planning, transit operations, ITS technology, and transit facilities design and construction. Mr. Shammout has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. He also brings in international experience: Abu Dhabi, UAE and Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Mr. Shammout was responsible for the design of Makkah’s bus transit system and its infrastructure.

Mr. Shammout currently serves as the Chief Strategic Planning, Development and Innovation Officer at the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (Cincinnati, Ohio). Mr. Shammout attended The Ohio State University where he earned BS in Architecture, Master’s in City Planning and a Master’s in Transportation Engineering.

Mr. Shammout has published a recent book: “The Implosion of Public Transit and the Case for an Infinite Game”.