Victoria Johnson

Vice President HDR Engineering, Inc.

Victoria Johnson is a Vice President and global infrastructure executive with 20 years of experience in the architecture, design and engineering industry, leading a consulting practice and diverse portfolio of work in major U.S. markets, including New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Atlanta.

Victoria is a global thought leader and speaker, providing infrastructure and economic development perspectives in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East and South America on global imperatives including social value, environmental social governance (ESG), sustainability and resilience.

Victoria serves in leadership roles in several national professional societies, including the NCS Infrastructure Recovery Panel where she advised the Biden-Harris Administration and Congress on legislation and policies, including the $1.2T Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA).

Victoria is a published author on best practices in people-centered infrastructure, including a congressional article on Capitol Hill, Investing in people to power our infrastructure | The Hill, highlighting economic development and workforce strategies via IIJA. She is also a recognized industry thought leader and innovator, with her leadership featured in a two-part series by Harvard University’s Bloomberg Center for Cities and Data-Smart City Solutions in Championing Equitable Infrastructure with Victoria Johnson | Data-Smart City Solutions.

Victoria leads an advisory services practice at HDR Engineering, Inc., providing management consulting expertise in Program/Project Management, Capital Improvement Planning, Strategic Planning and Economic Development in conjunction with large infrastructure programs globally.

She is an executive advisor and trusted partner to government officials in the development of infrastructure-focused plans, policies and programs to maximize investments via capital improvement, consent decree and large redevelopment programs in excess of $25B+. Victoria’s clients consist of federal, state and municipal government agency executives throughout the U.S, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and South America in multiple sectors across water, transportation, transit, aviation, energy, solid waste, federal and the built environment.

Victoria is a proven ambassador to a myriad of agencies, leading a strong portfolio of work across sectors and geographies demonstrating how to capture and deliver innovative, interdisciplinary, professional services that produce broad outcomes through infrastructure.

Victoria is a proud alumnus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and English. She is based in Atlanta and a proud native of Orange County, California.