Luciana Burdi, Director for Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs at Massport, to Receive the WTS-Boston 2025 Woman of the Year Award

WTS-Boston is proud to announce that Luciana Burdi, Director for Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs at the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Woman of the Year Award. This prestigious honor recognizes a leader in transportation who makes outstanding contributions to the industry, contributes to the advancement of women through programs or opportunities, and advances the reputation and credibility of women in transportation.

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Luciana Burdi is responsible for the development, administration, and execution of the CIP (Capital Investment Program) for all Massport facilities, which include Logan International Airport (BOS), Worcester Regional Airport, Hanscom Field, Conley Container Terminal, Flynn Cruiseport Terminal, and other real estate properties. She leads the Authority’s environmental permitting and management, safety program, utilities management, and the in-house design and design technologies integration teams. In her role, Burdi is leading the shift of Capital Programs towards a more innovative, progressive, data and design technology-driven department.

Luciana champions diversity, with her Deputy and half of her team being women. She is committed to team development and creating a culture of continuous improvement by fostering growth through comprehensive workforce development plans, nurturing her team’s talents to maximize their full potential, and providing opportunities for mentoring women and others. Her commitment to sustainability, diversity, and talent development provides a wide range of opportunities for staff and ultimately improves quality outcomes.

Prior to joining Massport, she held several positions in the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She has successfully sought opportunities to participate in industry forums and activities to share and advance her knowledge. In turn, she has promoted industry participation opportunities, such as WTS and CMAA for her staff, including the women in her department.

Her advancement of the reputation and credibility of women in the industry has taken many forms. Since 2000, Luciana has published 15 technical papers for the CMAA Advisor, ENR, ACEC Insights, and other publications. She has presented at many industry conferences, including the Women Executive Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Massachusetts Building Congress, Boston BIM Collaboration, and the Integrated Project Delivery Conference.

Burdi is a member of the NIBS (National Institute of Building Sciences) BIM Program Steering Committee, the IAB (Industrial Advisory Board) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University, and a Board Member for the Lean Construction Institute (LCI).

In 2024, Burdi received the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) – New England Person of the Year Award for her long-term commitment to the latest construction management practices and stalwart leadership and management skills. In addition, she received the 2024 Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section (BSCES) of the American Society of Civil Engineers Honorary Member Award for her esteemed career providing leadership and promoting innovation in the execution of the Capital Investment Program for Massport. In 2023, Burdi was inducted into the National Academy of Construction (NAC), contributing to the efforts of the Academy and continuing to improve the design and construction industry.

In 2022, she participated in the Civil Action Project (CAP) Collaborative as an Executive Fellow. In 2019, Burdi received the Women in Design Award from the AIA-BSA (Boston Society of Architects). In 2018, she received the National Chair’s Innovation Award and the National Sustainability Award by the CMAA. In 2015, she received the CMAA National Award in New Technologies Techniques in CM for advancing the use of valuable new technologies in construction management.

She received her Doctorate from Harvard Graduate School of Design. Previously, she was a SPURS Fellow (Special Program in Urban and Regional Studies) at MIT, and she holds a master’s degree from the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia (IUAV) in Venice, Italy.

WTS-Boston congratulates Luciana Burdi on this well-deserved recognition and celebrates her invaluable contributions to the industry and the advancement of women in transportation.

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