Tim Gatz was reappointed Secretary of Transportation by Governor Kevin Stitt in February 2026. He was also appointed as Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) in 2019 and subsequently reappointed in 2024. Prior to these designations, Gatz served as Secretary of Transportation and held the position of Executive Director for both the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) and ODOT.

Gatz has devoted more than thirty years to the field of transportation. He began his career at ODOT in 1990 as a drafting technician.

His dedication led him to the ODOT Executive Team in 2006 as the Director of Administration, and then accepting additional organizational responsibilities as the Director of Capital Programs. Gatz was instrumental in establishing ODOT’s Project Management Methodologies and the Eight-Year Construction Work Plan. He is recognized for streamlining numerous project-delivery processes at ODOT during his transportation career. Under his leadership, Oklahoma rose to fourth in the nation for good bridge conditions, with only a small percentage of the state’s nearly 6,800 bridges classified as structurally deficient. Gatz also served as ODOT Deputy Director from 2013 until beginning his service as the Executive Director of the OTA in 2016.

Gatz earned a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Degree from Oklahoma State University in 1989 and is a registered professional Landscape Architect. Throughout his career, he has received several honors, including the Governor’s Public Service Award and the Federal Highway Administration’s Partners in Quality Award.

He is actively involved in professional and civic organizations, including the United States and State of Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commissions, the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, and the American Society of Landscape Architects. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials where he serves as Chairman of the Committee on Funding and Finance.