Joseph M. Casey, CPA.
General Manager
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Joseph M. Casey is the General Manager of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), the fifth largest transit operation in the United States. He is responsible for a 9,000 person organization providing multi-modal public transit services to a 2,200 square mile, five county service region and selected destinations in New Jersey and Delaware. SEPTA is a $3 billion transit asset with an annual Operating Budget of $1.2 billion; an annual Capital Budget of $303 million; a Stimulus Funding Budget of $191 million, and an asset pension plan of $716 million.
A seasoned industry professional, Mr. Casey began his career in transportation at Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) before joining SEPTA in 1982. Prior to being appointed General Manager, Mr. Casey served for six years as the Authority’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and held senior management positions in Internal Audit and Finance.
During his tenure as SEPTA Senior Budget Director and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Casey was successful in establishing balanced Operating Budgets for eleven out of twelve years, streamlining expenses and reducing costs, and containing overall growth of the annual budget to 3% even in the face of skyrocketing healthcare and fuel costs. Under his financial direction, SEPTA generated new income, in excess of $33 million, from non-traditional sources, specifically advertising and investment income; and route service improvements and enhancements were introduced.
As SEPTA General Manager, Mr. Casey is committed to focusing the organization on customer service and courtesy, cleanliness, communications, and convenience while delivering quality transit services to customers and the region. He was named as the 2010 Outstanding Transportation Executive of the Year by the Transportation Management Association of Chester County.
A lifelong resident of Pennsylvania, Mr. Casey is a Certified Public Accountant, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Drexel University and attended Widener University for advanced business courses.
11/19/2010
