Julie Timm announces departure from Sound Transit

Sound Transit CEO Julie Timm announced Tuesday that she would be stepping down from her position a little over a year after taking the role.

Sound Transit released an announcement saying that Timm would be leaving “in order to return to the East Coast to take care of family matters.”

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Timm was hired to be Sound Transits’ new CEO in June of 2022 when she left the Greater Richmond Transit Company in Richmond, Virginia.

She initially signed a three-year contract with a base salary of base salary of $375,000 running from  Sept. 26, 2022, to Dec. 31, 2025.

“Since joining Sound Transit in September 2022, Timm has overseen a renewed emphasis on the rider experience as Sound Transit approaches the opening of several new extensions, starting with East Link next spring,” Sound Transit said in a statement. “Her focus and leadership in centering current and future riders in the agency’s capital and operating programs will benefit the region for years to come.”

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The Sound Transit board said they will appoint an interim CEO sometime in the next few weeks.

Timm’s last day with Sound Transit is Jan. 12.