Stephen Glaister


Stephen Glaister is Emeritus Professor of Transport and Infrastructure at the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London where he was also director of the Railway Technology Strategy Centre.
He was chair of the Office of Rail and Road from early 2016 until 31 December 2018. He remains a member of the ORR Board until 2020.
He is a former board member of Transport for London and former director of the RAC Foundation.
He is a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and has been an advisor to many transport-related organisations and committees since the late 1970s. He has been cited as an expert on transport policy.

Professional life

Glaister has, amongst other things, been: the director of the Railway Technology Strategy Centre; a board member of Transport for London ; and director of the RAC Foundation.
He was first appointed the Chair of the Office of Rail and Road in March 2015, a position he was most recently reappointed to in January 2018.
He has published widely on transport matters and was appointed a CBE for services to public transport in 1998. He has also published regarding the regulation of the water and gas industries.

Other roles