Geoff Ogden | Chief Transport Planning and Development Officer
Transport for Wales

  Geoff Ogden BEng(Hons) CEng CEnv MCIHT FICE Geoff is Transport for Wales’ Chief Transport Planning and Development Officer.  Prior to this, he has undertaken a number of roles, including leading the early operational development of TfW from its inception in 2015, developing the team that advised the Welsh Government on the procurement of the new Wales and Borders Rail Service and the South Wales Metro. He has significant experience of the Transportation sector, particularly in Wales.  His wider experience includes leadership and support of change programmes, including the introduction of innovative technology.  Geoff has also been involved in a wide range of procurement and tendering exercises alongside service delivery: as client, client’s adviser, and tenderer. Geoff is a Chartered Civil Engineer, a Chartered Environmentalist and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).  His wider roles have included Regional Member for Wales on ICE Council (2014-2020), Chair of ICE Wales Cymru (2012-13), Chair of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering in Wales (ACE Cymru Wales) (2014-16).  In March 2024, he took over as Chair of the Urban Transport Group’s Integrated Transport Strategy Group.  TfW is an Associate Member of the UTG, whose membership includes many other transport authorities across the UK. Geoff is a graduate of the University of Nottingham and has lived and worked in Wales since 1993.