Mike Goggin

Managing Director - Transformation & Growth
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Alongside his consulting role in the UK, Mike works across the global Steer family to support our growth and effectiveness in delivering value to clients.

Mike has almost 30 years of professional transport experience, about half of which has been in consultancy at Steer.  Outside of consultancy Mike’s career has been in railroads, and he led policy and strategy for the UK’s railway stations as Network Rail’s Director of Stations & Customer Service, led delivery of the network as a Route Operations Manager and drove performance improvement as  Train Operator, Regional and National Performance Manager. 

Mike’s consulting experience includes:

  • high profile industry and strategic reviews (e.g. Williams Rail Review, Shaw Report, Mexican infrastructure development, Brazilian rail regulation) 
  • readiness reviews, major programme assurance and lesson learnt exercises for major change programmes
  • advising on the detailed design and practical implementation of change in the railway sector for UK Department for Transport, Great British Railways Transition Team and Network Rail
  • bid leadership and evaluation for transport services in rail and LRT
  • policy and strategy development for stations (social value of stations for the UK’s Rail Delivery Group, station management model advice to Network Rail).

On behalf of our global Executive team, Mike also sponsors our pan-company efforts on Research & Innovation and is accountable for our global Marketing team.

Articles and insights by this expert

24 Mar 2025

Beyond the rails: Why we need to keep the entrepreneurial spirit alive in an era of nationalisation

From AI and decarbonisation to customer experience, private sector innovation still has a crucial role to play.

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18 Feb 2025

Transforming Britain’s rail sector – the legislative component

The UK Government's Railways Bill consultation outlines plans for GBR, improved efficiency, and a more integrated rail network.

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16 Oct 2024

A new era for station decision making?

Director Mike Goggin sets out Steer’s view on the present and future of the UK’s station decision making

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04 Jun 2024

FRA CID Program: The National Perspective

Discover how the FRA's CID program is revolutionizing US passenger rail.

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24 May 2024

HSR in the US: creating a new mode for a new mobility generation

Key takeaways from the 2024 USHSR Conference on the future of high-speed rail in the US.

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