Bill Shuster

Bill Shuster is a senior policy advisor with Squire Patton Boggs in its Washington, D.C., office, where he provides strategic advice and consulting to clients on a wide range of public policy matters, including transportation, infrastructure and local governments. During his tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives, he was devoted to fostering, promoting and expanding economic opportunities across the country.A former chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, he earned a reputation for effectively working across the aisle to improve America’s infrastructure. Congressman Shuster represented the people of Pennsylvania’s 9th Congressional District in Congress for more than 17 years, first elected in 2001, and served on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, becoming chair-man of that committee in 2013 after previously serving as chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, and then as chairman of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. In this role, he spearheaded legislation aimed at strengthening U.S. infrastructure, including the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act, the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and EnhancingSafety Act, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 and multiple WaterResources Developments Act and authorizations of the U.S. Coast Guard. Prior to becoming chairman,Congressman Shuster’s accomplishments included the successful passage of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act and the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act. He served on the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to HurricaneKatrina, and he was a member of the House Committee on Armed Services and its Subcommittee onEmerging Threats and Capabilities. Before serving in Congress, Congressman Shuster developed experience in the private sector, working in marketing and management for the Goodyear Tire and RubberCorp. and for Bandag Inc. as district manager. He then became the successful small business owner and operator of an automobile dealership in East Freedom, Pa. He is the son of former Congressman Bud Shuster. Congressman Shuster received his B.A. in 1983 from Dickinson College and his M.B.A. in1987 from American University.