Background
Glaister, Stephen was born on June 21, 1946 in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.
director Professor of Transport
Glaister, Stephen was born on June 21, 1946 in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.
Bachelor, University Essex, 1967. Master of Science, London School Economic, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1976.
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. He has also published regarding the regulation of the water and gas industries.
Past roles
Member, Joint Science Research Council/Social Science Research Council Transport Committee (1978 - 1980)
Member, United Kingdom government first Advisory Committee on Trunk Road Assessment (1977 - 1981)
Editor, Economica (1979 - 1982)
Specialist Adviser to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Transport (1981-1983, 1988,1990)
Non-executive Board member, London Regional Transport (1984 - 1993)
Economic advisor, British Rail Policy Unit and InterCity strategy (1980 - 1993)
Managing Editor, Journal of Transport Economics and Policy (1987 - 1999)
Member, independent Review of Road Charging Options for London (ROCOL) (1998 - 2000)
Economic adviser to the Rail Regulator (1993 - 2001)
Economic Advisor, Office of Gas Supply (1996 – 2002)
Advisor to Buses sub-group, Commission for Integrated Transport (1999 – 2003)
Member, steering group for the Department of Transport’s National Road Pricing Feasibility Study (2003 - 2004).
Glaister has been the director of the Railway Technology Strategy Centre since 1998, was a board member of Transport for London between 2000 and 2008 and has been the director of the Royal Automobile Club Foundation since 2008 He has published widely on transport matter and was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to public transport in 1998.
Married Alison Sarah Linning, July 10, 1977. 1 child Christopher James.