Apply for the Leadership APTA Class of 2027!

3/26/2026

The Leadership APTA Class of 2027 is accepting applications. Leadership APTA is a highly respected and recognized transit industry leadership program that prepares the next generation of senior and executive leaders of APTA and the industry.

The program is committed to identifying and selecting an engaged and committed group of highly motivated industry leaders from among APTA’s membership. The Leadership APTA experience is about becoming a visionary and transformative senior and executive leader for APTA and for the public transit industry.

The Leadership APTA program:

  • Offers a life-changing experience
  • Transform how participants listen, learn, and lead
  • Provides opportunities to learn from exceptional leaders, risk-takers, and role models
  • Envisions and creates a new future for the public transportation industry
  • Enables participants to grow their professional networks
  • And so much more!

This summer, the Leadership APTA Committee will invite up to 35 individuals to be members of the program’s 29th class. Class members will participate in an intensive year-long program that includes in-person executive sessions and roundtables, skill-building workshops, conferences, team-driven capstone leadership projects along with virtual sessions, meetings, featured workshops, and events.

The deadline to apply is May 28. Learn more and apply.