Preston Elliott was named Deputy Commissioner and the Chief of Planning Bureau with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) in April 2020. Having worked with TDOT early in his career, Preston has over 25 years of community and transportation planning experience within Tennessee and the Southeast. Prior to rejoining TDOT, Preston spent 16 years in the private sector providing professional planning services to communities large and small. In addition to his DOT and private consulting experience, Preston has also worked with three metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and as a community volunteer, serving 12 years on a local transit authority board. Preston is a certified planner; he has worked in every mode of transportation, from walking, biking, transit, and vehicular planning to truck, freight, rail, and shared mobility.