Carm Basile

Carm Basile is Chief Executive Officer for the Capital District Transportation Authority. CDTA, is an Albany, New York-based mobility management company, serving customers throughout Albany, Schenectady, Troy, and Saratoga.

Basile has worked at CDTA since 1981 and was named CEO in 2009. As CEO, Basile has company-wide responsibility for transit development, daily operations, and finances. The company’s annual operating budget is $101 million. Basile works with the CDTA Board of Directors to develop innovative strategies to deliver high-quality services, programs, and facilities to the people of the Capital Region. He has led the transformation of the company into a community-based provider of mobility, increasing ridership, visibility, and brand awareness. CDTA was named the Best Mid-Size Transit System in North America in October 2017. Under Basile's leadership, the organization has grown its Universal Access agreements with area colleges and businesses, increased mobility options for the Capital Region by adding on-demand service and a regional bike-share program that features more than 500 bikes at 85 stations.

Basile serves on a long list of boards and civic organizations, including the Capital Region Chamber, the United Way of the Greater Capital Region, and Christian Brothers Academy among others.

Basile was born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from Worcester State College in Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Urban Studies.