“The Ride from Boston to Toronto” Featuring Rick Leary, DMSB’89, MPA’92
Meet Rick Leary, a 1989 graduate of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business who later earned his Master of Public Administration in 1992. Beginning his career in public transportation as a train attendant for Boston’s Green Line trolley, Rick rose through the ranks to become chief operating officer of the MBTA in 2005. In 2014, Rick moved to Canada to work for the Toronto Transit Commission, where he serves as chief executive officer. Learn more about his Northeastern roots, climbing the ranks in his industry, and Northeastern’s Toronto campus!