Gia Biagi

Secretary, Illinois DOT

Gia Biagi was appointed transportation secretary by Gov. JB Pritzker to oversee the Illinois Department of Transportation on Dec. 10, 2024. Biagi’s career spans both private practice and public service, establishing her as a visionary leader in planning, policy and infrastructure management. From 2019 to 2023, she served as commissioner of Chicago’s Department of Transportation, where she delivered hundreds of innovative transportation projects citywide and created a nation-leading strategic plan focused on equitable, safe and sustainable mobility, along with transformational neighborhood investments.

Biagi also provided executive leadership at Studio Gang, an international, award-winning architecture and urban design firm. There, she led a practice that specialized in urban design, land-use planning, community engagement, and implementation strategy for public and private-sector clients across a range of cities and project types, including housing, waterfronts, aviation, parks and roadways.

She has held various other private and public roles across the fields of housing, parks and transportation throughout her career of more than two decades.