Scarsdale Resident Appointed to MTA Board

Scarsdale resident Jonathan Ballan has been appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo to serve a six-year term as a member of the Board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

Ballan, who was recommended to Cuomo by County Executive Robert Astorino, was confirmed to the MTA Board by the New York State Senate yesterday afternoon.

Ballan is an attorney who belongs to the law firm of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. He specializes in municipal finance, public authority finance, economic development, project finance and privatization.

In addition to heading his firm’s New York Public Finance practice group, Ballan has served as chairman of the Municipal Assistance Corporation for the City of New York, chairman of the New York State Public Asset Fund and as a board member and chairman of the Capital Committee of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.

Ballan, who is a graduate of Williams College, earned his J.D. from the George Washington University National Law Center. He currently lives in Scarsdale with his wife and four children, where he coaches local soccer, basketball and baseball leagues in his spare time.