With over 20 years in public transit, Bem has held roles that span the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), including maintenance, engineering, capital program delivery, enterprise risk management, and intergovernmental relations.

Currently, Bem is the Executive Director of TTC’s Innovation and Sustainability Program, the goal of which is to seek out and adopt the ideas that serve to maximize the benefits of transit. That means more creative solutions to better serve our customers, improve socio-economic and health outcomes, minimize our impact on the environment, and increase our resiliency to the effects of climate change.

Through this program, Bem is directly accountable for the stewardship of a 15-year, $10+ billion portfolio of capital programs, including the delivery of one of North America’s largest procurements of zero-emissions subway trains, streetcars, buses and related electrification infrastructure.