Carm Basile is the chief executive officer of the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA). CDTA is an Albany, New York-based mobility management company, serving customers throughout Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Saratoga, Amsterdam, and Glens Falls.

Basile has worked at CDTA since 1981 and was named CEO in 2009. As CEO, Basile has company-wide responsibility for transit development, daily operations, and finances. The company’s annual operating budget is $126 million. Basile works with the CDTA Board of Directors to develop innovative strategies to deliver high-quality services, programs, and facilities to the people of the Capital Region. He has led the company’s transformation into a community-based provider of mobility, increasing ridership, visibility, and brand awareness.

CDTA was named the Best Mid-Size Transit System in North America in October 2017. Under Basile’s leadership, the organization has grown Universal Access agreements with area colleges and businesses and increased mobility options for the Capital Region by adding on-demand service, a regional bike share program that features more than 700 electric and regular bikes at 85 stations, and a regional all electric carshare program. The company has also grown its footprint by expanding into Montgomery County in 2022 and Warren County in 2023.

Basile serves on a long list of boards and civic organizations, including the United Way of the Greater Capital Region, Christian Brothers Academy, and the New York Public Transit Association.

Basile was born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from Worcester State College in Massachusetts with a bachelor of arts degree in urban studies. He lives in Latham with his wife, Sheila, and their two sons.