Kevin A. Klika

Kevin A. Klika is the President and Chief Operating Officer for MV Transportation, the largest private provider of paratransit services and the largest privately owned transportation contracting firm in the United States. The company employs more than 20,000 dedicated transit professionals in 153 locations in North America.

Kevin brings nearly 30 years of executive-level leadership in public transportation. He is an operational expert known for his dynamic leadership approach and steadfast focus on key performance indicators.

Kevin initially joined MV in 1999 after holding regional executive roles for companies including Laidlaw Transit Services, Mayflower Transportation, and Dave Transportation. At the time, he was personally selected by MV Owner Alexis Lodde for his extensive experience, financial acumen, and ability to rally the workforce to achieve operational performance improvement continually.

Kevin’s leadership role with the company expanded and evolved as the company experienced tremendous growth. From 1999 to 2003, Kevin served as MV’s President and Chief Operating Officer, overseeing MV’s ever-growing operating locations. He led the company through tremendous growth during this period. In 2003, due to its significant expansion, MV regionally restructured operations to better serve customers and promote further growth. At this time, Kevin was promoted to western region president.

In 2008 Kevin returned to the role of president/chief operating officer – this time for a much larger company. From 2008 through 2019, Kevin successfully grew the organization by 113 percent, with revenues exceeding $1.3B.

During his short retirement from 2019 to 2022, Kevin remained active in the public transit industry, serving as a consultant for new and emerging transportation companies. He provided guidance and best practices in operational excellence, customer engagement, financial investment, business development, and regulatory compliance.

In 2022, Kevin rejoined MV as President and Chief Operating Officer. Today his work focuses on assessing the operational performance as the company emerges from the impacts of the pandemic. He is currently meeting with MV customers and the local teams to identify opportunities for enhanced service quality, KPI adherence, and innovative programs designed to propel transit systems to success.