[6][8] In this role, she worked alongside Giuliani and then-Police Commissioner William Bratton to streamline police operations and district attorney resources.
[1] As head of the MTA, Lapp oversaw day-to-day operations for the largest transportation network in the United States, which includes the New York City subway and bus system, Metro-North Railroad, the Long Island Rail Road, and several bridges and tunnels.
With incoming governor Eliot Spitzer set to take office, Lapp announced her resignation from the MTA on December 14, 2006, to make way for new leadership.
[3] Before being named to her position at Harvard, Lapp had been executive vice president for business operations for the University of California since 2007.
According to the magazine, "Lapp is overseeing Harvard's ambitious 10-year development plan in Allston, and having joined Massachusetts Governor (Charlie) Baker's MBTA advisory panel, she'll help determine Boston's transportation future as well.
"[14] Lapp left Harvard in Summer 2022 and was succeeded by Meredith Weenick, then-Vice President for Campus Services.