Priya Zachariah

Priya Zachariah, AICP, currently serves as the Chief Resilience Officer at the Harris County Flood Control District since April 2024. Prior to this role, Priya held the position of Chief Resilience and Sustainability Officer at the City of Houston Mayor's Office from October 2021 to January 2024. Extensive experience includes tenure as Manager of Regional and Long-Range Planning at the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, where responsibilities encompassed managing programs like METRO University BRT corridor and METRONext. Priya's professional background also features roles as Senior Transit Planner, Consultant at Deborah Murphy Associates, and David Bohnett Fellow in the Office of Mayor Villaraigosa in the City of Los Angeles. Educational qualifications include a Master's in Urban and Regional Planning and a Graduate Certificate in Leaders in Sustainability from UCLA, along with a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from CEPT.