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Toks Omishakin

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Secretary of Transportation at California State Transportation Agency
📍 Sacramento, California, United States

Toks Omishakin is the Secretary of the California State Transportation Agency, overseeing a budget of over $30 billion. With a Ph. D. in Engineering Management, his career is marked by leadership roles at Caltrans and the Tennessee Department of Transportation, focusing on safety, equity, and climate action.

He is a first-generation American, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, to parents who immigrated from Nigeria. Publicly available information indicates he is married and has two children, but details on personal hobbies or non-work-related activities are not specified.

Unique fact: He is the first person in Californias history to serve as both Director of Caltrans and Secretary of the California State Transportation Agency.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Secretary of Transportation
Location
Sacramento, California, United States
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Transportation Equity
A core priority in his work, he focuses on ensuring transportation systems benefit all communities, regardless of race, income, or location, and address historical inequities.
Climate Action
He champions sustainable transportation and has launched initiatives like the Sustainable Communities Task Force to align transportation with California's climate and emissions reduction goals.
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Career

Work history

2-2022
Secretary of Transportation
California State Transportation Agency
10-2019 - 3-2022
Director
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
10-2020 - 1-2021
Transportation Agency Review Team
Biden-Harris Transition Team
4-2015 - 10-2019
Deputy Commissioner and Chief of Environment and Planning
Tennessee Department of Transportation
10-2011 - 4-2015
Assistant Commissioner and Chief of Environment and Planning
Tennessee Department of Transportation
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Tickle College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee
MA - Urban and Regional Planning
Jackson State University
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