Nina Albert

Albert earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University.[1] She earned a Master of Business Administration and Master of City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1]

Albert served as a first lieutenant and Company Executive Officer of the United States Army Signal Corps.[2] She worked in public real estate disposition, public-private partnership negotiations, economic revitalization, and sustainable development.[2] In the late 2000s, Albert served as the Anacostia Waterfront initiative manager where she oversaw a $1.3 billion redevelopment project in Washington D.C., including a 2,800-acre waterfront revitalization program.[2][3] While working at the District Department of Energy and Environment, Albert led the design and development of a $250 million energy efficiency financing program targeting commercial and multi-family property owners.[2]

Albert served as vice president of real estate and parking at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), where she managed a multi-billion dollar real estate portfolio.[2] In 2021, she was appointed the commissioner of the Public Buildings Service (PBS).[1] She managed the nationwide asset management, design, construction, leasing, building management and disposal of approximately 371 million square feet of government-owned and leased space across the United States and six territories.[2] In 2023, Albert was appointed as the acting deputy mayor for planning and economic development of Washington, D.C. by mayor Muriel Bowser.[4][3] She succeeds John Falcicchio.[3]