“I had the privilege of knowing and working closely with Jeff over his decades in the industry, and he will be remembered for his outstanding leadership and dedication to advancing public transportation. "APTA, and the entire public transportation industry, are shocked and saddened to hear the news of Jeffrey Parker's passing," APTA President and CEO Paul Skoutelas tweeted from the association’s account. My thoughts and prayers are with Jeff’s family and friends, and with the staff and board at MARTA, during this very difficult time.” Mayor of Atlanta Andre Dickens, who worked with Parker when the mayor chaired the Transportation Committee on the Atlanta City Council, said, “Jeff understood that MARTA is more than just a transportation system, it represents connectivity for residents and visitors of our great city and region. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and his many colleagues.” He had an incredible mind for transportation and logistics and a heart for people.
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Brian Kemp tweeted his condolences saying, “In addition to a remarkable professional career in the public/private sectors, Jeffrey was known for his civic engagement and support for the advancement of his communities. Surprise, sadness and shock bubbled to the surface among Parker’s friends and transit industry colleagues as news of his passing spread. In Georgia, Parker has been a member of the board of directors of the Metro Atlanta Chamber, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Transportation Alliance, Council for Quality Growth, Central Atlanta Progress, and Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce. In addition to APTA, Parker has served on the board of directors for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Bradley International Airport and the I-95 Corridor Coalition. MARTA was awarded the APTA Gold Award for Rail Safety in 2018 for its continuous safety progress. He served on the board of the American Public Transit Association and chaired the association’s Rail Transit and Rail Transit CEO committees. Parker also served on the boards of several transportation organizations. He returned to New England in July 2008 to serve as commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Transportation before moving back to the Atlanta area to be vice president at HNTB and, ultimately, was named general manager and CEO of MARTA. In November 2005, he was named senior director of transportation operations at MARTA. He left MBTA briefly in 1998 to be systems engineer/project manager before returning to the Boston agency. Parker began his transportation career in 1985 as in intern with Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority where he spent nearly 20 years and rose through the ranks to become the director of subway operations and rail vehicle engineering. Parker’s original contract was set to expire in 2023 and the board extended it until 2026 with board members saying Parker had earned the extension for his steady leadership through the pandemic, work negotiating a collective bargaining agreement and passage of a penny sales tax extension in Atlanta, Fulton, DeKalb and Clayton counties that will provide funds to MARTA. At the time of his appointment, then Chairman of the Board Robert Ashe said Parker’s “broad knowledge of transit and vision for MARTA” made him the “perfect fit.” Parker was named as general manager and CEO of MARTA in March 2018. The entire metro Atlanta region owes him a debt of gratitude for his transformational efforts and we will not stop working to build on the foundation he created,” said Scott. “As chairwoman and on behalf of my fellow MARTA board members, we are devastated at this loss as we valued Jeff’s leadership and looked forward to him bringing his vision for transit to fruition. MARTA Board of Directors Chairwoman Rita Scott confirmed Parker died by suicide and called him “an outstanding leader and steward of MARTA whose passing leaves us all heartbroken.” Jeff cared deeply about MARTA and his leadership gave us a strong foundation from which to carry forward.” “Please keep his family in your prayers and meditations. The news broke through Parker’s MARTA Twitter account with a statement posted that read in part: Jeffrey Parker, 55, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) general manager and CEO died Jan. 29, 2022 to include memorial fund information.
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