National Career Day Spotlight: Seyi Osiyemi’s Global Transit Journey

Seyi Osiyemi has worked in public transit in places as different as Kuwait, Dubai, and now Charlotte, North Carolina. For APTA’s National Transit Career Day, the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) North Carolina Chapter put his path in the spotlight, and it’s a good example of how a career in transportation can grow.

A career across continents

Seyi has spent his career on how people and vehicles move through cities, from running day-to-day transit service to shaping policy and long-term plans. With a Master’s degree in Transportation Planning at Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom, his work has taken him to Africa, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and the United States, and he has guided teams drawn from many different disciplines through large-scale transit initiatives.

Before relocating to the U.S., Seyi was Director of Operations at City Group Co., the biggest bus operator in Kuwait. He also served as a Chief Specialist at the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority. Across his career, he has built a strong track record in transit strategy development and policy implementation.

Leading CATS bus operations in Charlotte

Today, Seyi is part of the WeDriveU team and serves as General Manager for Transit Management of Charlotte at the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). He is responsible for the bus fleet, the upkeep of its assets, and the budget behind CATS bus service. His leadership emphasizes collaboration, operational efficiency, and creative problem-solving in service of better transit for Charlotte residents.

Congratulations, Seyi, on the well-deserved spotlight.

Learn More

We’re hiring! Explore career opportunities with WeDriveU.

Originally shared by COMTO.