Mr. Dave Vautin

David Vautin is the Director of Regional Planning at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments, based in San Francisco. Building on 15 years of experience in regional planning, he currently leads a team of planners and analysts advancing transportation, housing, and environmental planning initiatives. Between 2017 and 2021, he served as project manager for both Horizon and Plan Bay Area 2050, which explored resilient and equitable strategies via "what if…?" scenario planning to ultimately create a bold new 30-year regional vision. Previously, David also led data and performance initiatives at MTC/ABAG, including development of the award-winning Vital Signs performance monitoring tool to track regional progress across a wide range of policy objectives. He received his Master of Science degree from the University of California, Berkeley and his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University.