Jack Marchbanks served as Assistant Director for Business and Human Resources for the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) from July 2017 until his appointment as Director by Governor DeWine in January 2019.

In his role as Assistant Director, he was responsible for the overall management of the department’s 5,000 employees and the development of its $3.3 billion budget. He provided strategic direction to the statewide administrators of the agency’s finance, human resources, information technology, legal, and communications divisions, as well as the opportunity, diversity, and inclusion programs. His duties also included service as a voting member of the State Infrastructure Bank and fiduciary oversight of federal fund transfers from the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Rail Administration.

Marchbanks also served as ODOT District 6 Deputy Director from June 2016 to July 2017. He previously served in the same position from May 1996 to January 2007. He is a former member of the Ohio Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC) and has worked in the private sector as Business Development and Marketing Director for PRIME AE Group, Inc.

Marchbanks received a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Dayton, a Master’s Degree in Political Science from Clark-Atlanta University, an MBA from Xavier University, and a Ph.D. from Ohio University.

He is married to Alice Flowers and lives in Columbus. He also hosts the Sunday Jazz show on WCBE.