Michael Huerta
Deputy Administrator
Federal Aviation Administration
In June 2010, Huerta was confirmed as the Deputy Administrator at the FAA. Prior to his appointment, Huerta served as Group President of the Transportation Solutions Group of Affiliated Computer Services. Huerta also served as a member of President Obama's transition team for the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Before joining ACS, Huerta was a Managing Director with the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002. From 1993 to 1998, Huerta served in two senior positions at the Department of Transportation. He was chief of staff to Secretary Rodney E. Slater, and associate deputy secretary of transportation to Secretary Federico Peña.
Before his federal government service, Huerta served as the executive director of the Port of San Francisco and commissioner for the City of New York Department of Ports, International Trade and Commerce.
Huerta received a master's degree in public affairs in international relations and policy analysis from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California at Riverside.
