Todd Long

Todd Long is the Chief Operation Officer of Fulton County, Georgia.

GDOT

He previously worked as the Deputy Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT).[1] He had been in that position since 2012 and had worked for GDOT since 1990, serving in multiple positions including District Engineer and Director of Preconstruction. Long was appointed by Governor Nathan Deal to the post of Director of Planning when the position was created in 2009.[2] He resigned in 2012 to become the Deputy Commissioner of GDOT under Commissioner Keith Golden.[3]

Retirement

In July 2015, he announced that he would retire from GDOT in October, 2015.[4][5]

Fulton County

In mid-2015, Fulton County Manager Dick Anderson appointed Long to the position of Chief Operating Officer of Fulton County.[6]

Education and Personal Life

Born and raised in south Georgia, Long graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering in 1989. He continued his education there with a Master's Degree in 1990. Long comes from a family of engineers, with his wife, brother, father, and uncles having engineering degrees.[7]

References

  1. "Contacts". dot.ga.gov.
  2. LinkedIn profile <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/todd-long/9/779/24>
  3. Hart, Ariel. "Governor's transportation aide moves to DOT". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  4. "Retirement Announcement – Todd Long, P.E, PTOE, Deputy Commissioner" (PDF). Georgia Department of Transportation (Press release). July 17, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  5. Richards, Jon. "Todd Long Retiring from GDOT". Peach Pundit. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  6. Corbitt, Jessica. "Fulton County Manager Announces Three Key Executive Appointments". www.fultoncountyga.gov. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  7. Hart, Ariel. ""Todd who? He's Driving transit list". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
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