Paul Comfort is the author of three Amazon #1 Best Selling Books, Conversations on Equity and Inclusion in Public Transportation, The Future of Public Transportation and the children’s picture book Public Transportation – From the Tom Thumb Railroad to Hyperloop and Beyond. He is the host of the world’s top public transportation executive podcast, Transit Unplugged - heard in 100 countries and of the new Transit Unplugged TV on YouTube.
He serves as SVP and Chief Customer Officer for the world’s largest transit technology company, Modaxo and is Executive Director of the North American Transit Alliance.
Comfort is the former CEO of one of America's top transit systems, the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) in Baltimore.
He has also served as an elected County Commissioner and County Administrator, is an attorney and the recipient of the transportation industry's highest individual honor - The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' (AASHTO) Presidents Award.