Sabrina Sussman

Sabrina Sussman serves as Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Advisor at Ballast Research. In this role, she leads company culture, board engagement, and operations functions including talent, finance, and administration.

Prior to joining Ballast, Sabrina served as head of corporate communications and public policy at Zipcar. In this role, she collaborated with city officials, policymakers, organizations, and members of the media to accelerate the growth of car-sharing as a vital, sustainable part of the urban transportation ecosystem.

Previously, Sabrina was a senior policy advisor for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, working on behalf of the mayor with federal agencies, city agencies, and congressional offices. Her portfolio included federal policy and appropriations work on transportation, housing, infrastructure, city planning and economic development.

Sabrina’s career began at the US Department of Transportation, working as special assistant to the under secretary for transportation policy before moving on to the role of vice president for Membership and Development at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America.

Sabrina holds a master’s degree in Political Management from The George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree in communications from American University.