Thomas E. "Tom" Margro is a mass transportation executive, and general manager for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit district from 1996 to 2007.
[5] In 1972, Margro joined SEPTA in Philadelphia as the only electrical engineer in a team tasked with maintaining an aging and ill-maintained transit system acquired from a private company.
[2][1] Margro worked at BART from 1990 to 1995 as assistant general manager of transit system development.
[2] Board members Radulovich and Lynette Sweet praised his accomplishments, including getting the SFO extension completed, launching the Earthquake Safety Program, and working out a solution with unions representing BART employees to avert financial crisis.
[4] After a nationwide search for a replacement,[4] TCA hired Neil Peterson as the new CEO, with a start date of June 3, 2013.