Toks Omishakin was appointed secretary of the California State Transportation Agency (CALSTA) in 2022, giving him oversight of eight departments, boards and commissions that have a combined annual budget of more than $30 billion. Omishakin and his wife have two children. He has a Ph.D. in Engineering Management from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Jackson State University; and a Bachelor of Arts in Engineering Technology from Mississippi Valley State University.
