Fall 2022 Distinguished Lecture - Roger Nober, BNSF Railway

Fall 2022 Distinguished Lecture

Roger Nober EVP, Law & Corporate Affairs / Chief Legal Officer

BNSF Railway How Public Policy Affects WEDNESDAY Freight Capacity – Lessons NOV 16, 2022 Learned From the Public and 7:30 P.M. Private Sectors

About Roger Nober Roger Nober joined BNSF Railway Co. in January 2007 and oversees legal and regulatory matters, environmental, claims, compliance, communications as well as state government and community affairs. Prior to that, Nober was a partner Ì i 7>à }Ì vwVi v -Ìi«Ì i E à *° À ÓääÓ Ì ÓääÈ] LiÀ chaired the U.S. Surface Transportation Board. From 1993 to 2002, he served in various roles at the Department of Transportation and in the U.S. House of Representatives, including serving as chief counsel for the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. He has a bachelor’s degree from Haverford i}i > ` > ÕÀ à VÌ À vÀ >ÀÛ>À` 1 ÛiÀà ÌÞ -V v >Ü°

About BNSF Railway BNSF is a critical link that connects consumers with the global marketplace. For 170 years, BNSF has played a vital role in building and sustaining this nation’s economy.

About NUTC The Northwestern University Transportation Center (NUTC) is one of the world’s leading interdisciplinary education and research institutions, serving industry, government, and the public. Founded in 1954 to make substantive and enduring contributions to the movement of freight, goods, people, energy and information, the NUTC stands at the forefront of transportation research and education, bringing together academic researchers, students, > ` LÕà iÃà >vw >Ìià «i iÝ« À>Ì v ÌÀ> ë ÀÌ>Ì > ` ÃÕ«« Þ V > «iÀ>Ì Ã° à ` }] Ì i i ÌiÀ > Ã Ì yÕi Vi >Ì > > ` ÌiÀ >Ì > transportation policy, management, operations, and technological developments, with the goal of making transportation and supply chain «iÀ>Ì Ã Ài «À `ÕVÌ Ûi] ivwV i Ì] Ã>vi] ÃiVÕÀi] i Û À i Ì> Þ vÀ i ` Þ] > ` à V > Þ Li iwV > ° Northwestern University Transportation Center 600 Foster Street | Evanston, IL 60208-4055 847.491.2280 | tcinfo@northwestern.edu www.transportation.northwestern.edu