Ian Choudri, the chief executive of the state's high-speed rail authority since 2024, abruptly resigned ahead of a critical board vote over a key portion of the route.
Ian Choudri, CEO of the embattled California High-Speed Rail Authority, abruptly resigned late Wednesday night, ending a turbulent two-year tenure marred by financial setbacks, interminable delays and -most recently- a travel expenses scandal.
By Tim Fang California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri has resigned amid ongoing scrutiny over travel spending and the project’s rising costs. The authority’s Board of Directors confirmed Choudri’s resignation at its meeting on Thursday.
California's rail authority has put a longtime Gov. Gavin Newsom advisor in charge of the state's beleaguered bullet train project after Ian Choudri submitted his resignation.
The chief executive of California ’s embattled high-speed rail authority abruptly stepped down this week, ending a turbulent two-year tenure defined by escalating budget crises and improper spending, CalMatters reports.
Ian Choudri resigns after report found agency overseeing troubled LA-San Francisco project misused over $600,000 in public funds The chief executive of California’s embattled high-speed rail authority abruptly resigned on Wednesday, over a month after a state watchdog determined the agency had misus…
The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s CEO has resigned over the project’s misuse of funds. If only the Democratic politicians who have continued to pour money into the project would do the same. Ian Choudri, who had led the project since 2024, stepped down on Wednesday to focus on “important pe…