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Connecting to America’s Ports: Our Connections to the World

Kurt J. Nagle
President and Chief Executive Officer for the American Association of Port Authorities

Kurt Nagle, president and chief executive officer for the American Association of Port Authorities, presented a talk at Volpe titled “Connecting to America’s Ports: Our Connections to the World.” This talk was part of Volpe's lecture series Transportation and the Economy.

About the Speaker

Kurt Nagle

Kurt Nagle has over 30 years of experience in Washington, D.C., related to seaports and international trade. Since 1995, Nagle has served as president and chief executive officer for the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA). Nagle began working at AAPA, the alliance of the leading public port authorities throughout the Western Hemisphere, in 1985.


Prior to joining AAPA, Nagle was director of International Trade for the National Coal Association and Assistant Secretary for the Coal Exporters Association. Previously, he worked in the Office of International Economic Research at the U.S. Department of Commerce.


Nagle serves on the Executive Committee of the Propeller Club of the United States and is a former commissioner of PIANC, the International Navigation Congress.

News and Video

Read the news story and view the video from the event.