SEPTA General Manager and CEO Leslie Richards is stepping down.
Richards said in a statement that she plans to expand her role at Penn’s Weitzman School of Design.
She has been leading SEPTA since 2020. Septa’s Board Chair said in a nationwide search for Richards’ successor will begin soon.
The transit agency’s Chief Operating Officer Scott Sauer will serve as the interim GM until a successor is named. Richards’ last day will be November 29.