Ginger Evans

Ginger Evans is a nationally recognized leader in transportation and technology innovation. She managed two of the nation’s top-performing airports, Denver International and O’Hare/ Midway International Airports, and served as vice president of engineering for Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. In the private sector, she managed airport capital programs at 15 U.S. airports, two Canadian airports, as well as airports in Lisbon, Quito, Mexico City, Hamad International, Abu Dhabi, and Al Duqqam. Her experience with transit projects includes the Dulles Silver Line, MTA Oversight, MIA Mover, DIA light rail station, and the HIA Doppelmayr.

For JFK New Terminal One, Evans negotiated a groundbreaking Master Systems Integration agreement with top airport systems providers that will support operations with the highest levels of customer service, sustainability performance, efficient operating expenses, and business intelligence. Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Carlyle Airport Group organized the AAAE Airport Consortium on Consumer Trust (ACT), an industry response to develop and share best practices. She developed ACT working groups to perform pilot projects and publish white papers in support of overall industry recovery and improved operations.

Evans is an ex officio member of the Executive Committee of the Transportation Research Board and is one of only two industry leaders recognized twice by Engineering News-Record for a leading contribution to the industry (1994 for Denver International and 2019 for O’Hare International). She has served as an advisor to two private equity funds in Mexico for over 10 years. In 2022, she was given the Award of Excellence from the Airport Consultants Council. She also serves as the chief strategy officer for Carlyle Airport Group, based in Washington, D.C.