Stuart Sunshine is the Government Relations Executive at WSP in the U.S. In this role, he leads the firm’s U.S. government affairs team, which covers federal government affairs, state and local government affairs, and civic and community engagement programs across all markets and advisory services within the U.S. His team also supports positioning, pursuits and program and project delivery across those same markets.
Since joining WSP more than a decade ago, Stuart has held several management and leadership positions within the firm. In 2008, he served as the San Francisco area manager, and in 2012, he assumed the role of director of state and local government affairs for U.S. Transportation. As a senior member of WSP’s national management consulting and strategic business development practice, Stuart also provided WSP’s clients with advice and solutions on management, operations, policy, project development and delivery.
Prior to joining the firm, he served three San Francisco mayors in various leadership, operations and project management roles overseeing transportation and infrastructure. His roles included deputy chief of staff to the mayor, deputy executive director and acting executive director for San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, executive director of the department of parking and traffic and the director of airfield development at San Francisco International Airport.
Stuart is a graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication, and graduate of San Francisco State University with a master’s degree in political science.
