Shailen Bhatt is the 21st Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), having been confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 8, 2022, and sworn in on January 13, 2023. He is the first Administrator of Indian descent to lead FHWA. In this role, he oversees more than 2,700 FHWA employees across all 50 states, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia, and provides executive leadership on strategic initiatives and policies, including administering more than $350 billion as part of President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. 

Shailen brings a passion for improving safety and protecting all road users, as well as a commitment to transforming the nation's infrastructure systems to be more equitable, fair, and climate-friendly.

Shailen's distinguished career includes leadership positions in the public and private sectors, including the Kentucky, Delaware, and Colorado Departments of Transportation, the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, AECOM, and as FHWA's Associate Administrator for Highway Policy and External Affairs in the Obama Administration. He graduated summa cum laude from Western Kentucky University with a degree in Economics, and he and his wife Neelam are the proud parents of two daughters, Saanvi and Nandini.