In December of 2004 Kevin S. Corbett accepted the position of Vice president, Corporate Development at DMJM+HARRIS, a subsidiary of AECOM, one of the world's premier transportation and infrastructure company. Mr. Corbett is responsible for the strategic planning and redevelopment of the global marine and freight business for DMJM+HARRIS and the other AECOM subsidiaries.
Mr. Corbett also serves on a number of boards, including Empire State Development Corporation, the Convention Center Development Corporation, New York Power Authority Power Allocation Board, Regional Plan Association, and the Maritime Association of the Port of New York & New Jersey.
Before joining AECOM, Mr. Corbett had been the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC), having been appointed to this position in September of 1999. He was also appointed Executive Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Economic Development, the state agency responsible for economic development throughout the State of New York. As Chief Operating Officer and Executive Deputy Commissioner, Mr. Corbett was responsible for the day to day operations of the entire spectrum of New York State's economic development programs and projects.
Previously, Mr. Corbett served as the Senior Vice President for Transportation and Infrastructure for ESDC where he was responsible for transportation policy and key infrastructure projects statewide. Formerly, he was the Executive Director for Port Authority Affairs at ESDC. In this position, Mr. Corbett oversaw the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on behalf of ESDC on all matters confronting the bi-state agency including port preservation, development and competitiveness.
Prior to ESDC, Mr. Corbett was a fellow at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Before his fellowship, Mr. Corbett spent 17 years in the maritime industry at Wilhelmsen Lines, Norway's largest shipping line. During this period, Mr. Corbett spent six years in Asia, oversaw operations in Sub-Sahara Africa, and served as Chairman of the American-West Africa Freight Conference and Secretary of the Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey.
Mr Corbett earned his undergraduate of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and has a farm in Mendham, NJ.