Elliot "Lee" Sander, Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, speaks at the Reuters Infrastructure Summit in New York, May 7, 2009. New York's governor has accepted Sander's resignation, effective May 22, because the legislature has combined his role with that of the chairman of the agency, a spokesman said, quoting the governor. Sander, had previously offered his resignation, anticipating the legislature's decision. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES BUSINESS POLITICS)