Industrial Advisory Committee

Our Industrial Advisory Board comprises external experts from the transport industry, working in partnership with the Institute for Transport Studies to ensure our teaching meets the sector's needs.

In a time of rapid change, we must work in collaboration with industry experts to harness new technologies and identify real-world skills gaps. We worked together with some of the industry’s most respected experts to ensure our graduates combine cutting-edge theory with hands-on practice.

Industry members

Nigel Foster – Fore Consulting

Paul Hirst – Addleshaw Goddard

Alastair Gordon – Arup

Jamie Leather – Asian Development Bank

Keith McNally – Confederation of Passenger Transport

Abi Hayes – Department for Transport

Annette Joseph – Department for Transport

Tom Payne Gibson – Department for Transport

Paul Foster – Leeds City Council

Kate Morris – Leeds City Council

Claire Minett – National Highways

Nicola Kane – Steer Group

Ian Palmer – Transport for Greater Manchester

Jonathon Marsh – Transport for Greater Manchester

Tom Van Vuren – Veitch Lister Consulting

Simon Warburton – West Yorkshire Combined Authority