A. Gerdes Kuhbach (died August 19, 1997) was an American lawyer and government official.
[1][2] Kuhbach joined the New Haven Railroad in 1941 after graduating from Columbia, as an assistant counsel.
[1] He joined the Port Authority in 1962 as director of finance as oversaw projects including the construction of the World Trade Center and airport expansions.
[1] Kuhbach was named acting executive director in 1973 of the Port Authority.
[1] He served as executive director from 1974 to 1977 under New York Governors Malcolm Wilson and Hugh Carey and New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne, who opposed his tenure by arguing that he lacked independence by serving as a tool of chairman William Ronan and a strong enough commitment to push mass transit projects.