Virginia Borkoski

Virginia’s career in advancing the built environment spans over 35 years, including 25 years leading from the client-side, and additional private sector executive level experience.  Her expertise in the management, planning, design, contracting and construction of transportation megaprojects reflects her passion for improving mobility and enhancing the public transit experience.
 

In her current role at Hatch as Managing Director, Global Transit based in New York, Virginia is responsible for leading and developing a world-class team to deliver significant growth of the Global Transit Business, while cultivating deep client, contractor, and partner relationships.  Virginia has led international design, construction and delivery of transportation megaprojects including the Fulton Transit Center and World Trade Center Station in Lower Manhattan, NYC; Eglinton Light Rail in Toronto, the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge in NY; Doha Metro in Qatar; REM in Montreal; and the ONCORR project in Toronto.
 

Virginia is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building (FCIOB) and was elected to two terms as Trustee through June 2023. She is a Chartered Construction Manager, and was elected the first woman Chair, Qatar Centre. She is also a Chartered Architect, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), a board member of the American Public Transportation Association; former Director, Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) International Foundation Board, and Founder and Past President, Toronto Chapter. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
 

Virginia holds an MSc in Transportation Management, New York University, and MSc and BArch, Pratt Institute.  She has been a featured speaker at international conferences on transportation infrastructure project delivery.