Jean Roehrenbeck is the Deputy Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Most recently, Roehrenbeck served as a vice president at Summit Strategies, a national government affairs and strategic consulting firm. Previously, Roehrenbeck served as acting assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Transportation, where she played a key role in executing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. In that role, she helped oversee more than $200 billion in federal transportation funding and worked across USDOT’s modal administrations to deliver historic investments in highways, bridges, transit, rail, ports, and airports nationwide, including major projects in the New York–New Jersey region such as the Gateway Program and federal financing for the Midtown Bus Terminal redevelopment. She worked closely with the White House, the Office of Management and Budget, and other federal agencies, and served as a senior point of contact for state and local leaders, transit agencies, and major project sponsors. Her work focused on moving projects from award to construction while maintaining accountability, transparency, and compliance, and strengthening coordination across multiple funding and delivery partners.

Previously, Roehrenbeck served as chief of staff to then-U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, prior to her election as governor of New Jersey, and held senior legislative roles for U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle of Pennsylvania and U.S. Rep. Steve Rothman of New Jersey.

Roehrenbeck earned her degree in international relations from Saint Joseph’s University.