Beth Kigel serves as vice president and a national practice consultant at HNTB. She is a member of HNTB’s Digital Infrastructure Solutions leadership team with a focus on strategy, policy and industry engagement. Kigel is a global thought-leader in new mobility and smart city ecosystems and is responsible for assisting transportation agencies, cities and regions in developing smart and connected infrastructure solutions. Previously, she served as Florida Transportation Commissioner from 2012-2019. Kigel also served as president and CEO of the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce covering a 10-municipality region. Under her leadership, the Chamber took on key strategic initiatives contributing to improved economic prosperity in the region. Prior to this role, Kigel served in various private sector leadership positions, within engineering and other firms, in areas such as finance, business development, quality assurance, and government relations. Kigel is active on numerous appointed boards and industry associations, including ITS World Congress Board of Directors; 2024 Co-Chair, ITS America Advanced Air Mobility Working Group; 2023 Co-Chair, ITS America Emerging Technology Committee; Chair, Florida Polytechnic University Board of Trustees; Florida Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; Chair, Autonomous Florida; SelectFlorida Board of Directors; Leadership Florida where she served as Chair, Board of Directors 2017-2018; and more. Beth Kigel is also recognized as one of the Florida 500, Florida Trend’s recognition of Florida’s 500 most influential executives. She is featured in the Transportation Sector.
