Jay Walder has enjoyed a distinguished international career, which includes more than 35 years working in transport, property and infrastructure in the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Mr. Walder joined Virgin Hyperloop (VH) as Chief Executive Officer in November 2018. VH is the world’s leading company for the development of this revolutionary transportation technology. Designed to be safe, energy-efficient and reliable, it will serve passengers and freight at speeds up to 1,000 km/hr. Previously, he was the President and CEO of Motivate International, the largest bike sharing company in the United States. Prior to this, Mr. Walder was the CEO of the MTR Corporation in Hong Kong. He led the company to build a portfolio of rail and property related operations in Hong Kong, the Mainland of China, Europe and Australia.

Before joining MTR, Mr. Walder was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, where he led the company through the 2009 economic crisis. From 2007 to 2009, he was a Partner at McKinsey&Company London where he was the Global Leader of the firm’s Infrastructure Practice. Prior to that, he was Managing Director, Finance and Planning at Transport for London, Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and a Visiting Professor at the National University of Singapore.

Currently, Mr. Walder is on the Board of Advisors of the Taubman Center at the Harvard Kennedy School, on the Members Committee of Transit Wireless, an Advisor to Lyft and a Member of the Dubai Council for the Future of Logistics Services.