[ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz today appointed Nancy Daubenberger to serve as the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). Nancy has led the agency since the departure of former Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher.

“Nancy Daubenberger has immediately taken up MnDOT’s mission to provide safe, reliable transportation for all Minnesotans,” said Governor Walz. “With experience in management and engineering, she has quickly made an impact. I have confidence that her leadership will continue to strengthen our state’s transportation system.”

“We’re grateful to Nancy for stepping up and skillfully leading the Department of Transportation,” said Lieutenant Governor Flanagan. “I look forward to continuing to partner to improve Minnesota’s roads, bridges, and transportation systems.”

“ Thank you, Governor Walz and Lt. Governor Flanagan, for the chance to lead Minnesota’s transportation sector through a time of immense opportunity and change ,” Daubenberger said. “ All Minnesotans rely on this infrastructure and deserve a safe, sustainable, efficient, equitable, and environmentally-conscious multimodal network of transportation options. I look forward to collaborating with our many partners in this work, including stakeholders in labor and the building trades, and federal, tribal, state and local transportation and environmental organizations, and many others .”

Nancy Daubenberger has worked for the Minnesota Department of Transportation for over 22 years, in engineering and management positions. Nancy was appointed Deputy Commissioner and Chief Engineer in December 2019. Prior to her current role, she served as the Assistant Commissioner for Engineering Services, the State Bridge Engineer, and also previously served in planning, project management and design roles for the MnDOT Bridge Office and Metro District. Before coming to MnDOT, she worked in consulting for about six years, in both bridge and road design.

Nancy was born and raised in Minnesota and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from North Dakota State University in addition to a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering (with a structural emphasis) from the University of Minnesota. Nancy and her husband reside in Woodbury, Minnesota, where they raised their daughter and son.

MnDOT is the principal Minnesota state agency that plans, builds, operates, and maintains safe, accessible, efficient, and reliable multimodal transportation system to connect Minnesotans to destinations and markets throughout the state, region, and around the world.