STEER DAVIES & GLEAVE INC.
BROOKLYN, NY

We are a consultancy that combines commercial, economic, technical and planning expertise to find powerful answers to our clients’ complex challenges. Answers that help people, places and economies thrive. Steer Davies Gleave’s As CEO Hugh leads the Company and has overall accountability for its performance, the use of its assets, protection of the Company’s core values and the development and achievement of its strategic goals. Hugh joined the firm from London Underground  in 1999. Early in his career he successfully led Steer Davies Gleave’s transactions and strategy division, leading it to be amongst the most successful divisions of the business and was instrumental in the development of the company's capability in the provision of commercial advice to the transportation sector. Steve's career in transport and consultancy spans more than 30 years. His experience includes high-level roles at Eurostar (Head of Strategic Planning) and Railtrack (Head of London Project Development) before joining Steer Davies Gleave in 2001. As Chief Operating Officer, Steve will lead the Company’s approach to achieving growth, ensuring that the capability of the Company is employed to deliver growth and excellent consultancy. He continues to work with clients to develop the business and, alongside Hugh Jones, will be responsible for the development of company strategy in conjunction with the Board. Catherine joined the company in 2009. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG and has since gained 12 years of experience working in the Finance teams of global multi-national engineering and consulting companies for Tokyo Electron Europe Limited and Ricardo Plc. Catherine has been a member of the Company’s senior leadership team since 2010 overseeing the Company’s finance function. She provides strategic financial and tax advice to the board and works collaboratively with the business to support growth. Jim is one of the country's leading authorities on transport. He is a founder of the company and was Managing Director until March 2002, when he took a three-year secondment to the Strategic Rail Authority as a member of its Executive with responsibilities for all of its strategic planning activities. In 2005 he re-joined Steer Davies Gleave's Board. He is the Director of Greengauge 21, Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, a member of the West End Commission and a columnist in the Transport Times. Bill joined the Board as Non-Executive Director in 2010. He is an experienced board member and senior director who has worked across a range of businesses in consultancy and professional services. Bill's most recent role was as Chief Operating Officer of Marks & Clerk, one of the largest patent and trademark advisory firms in Europe. We have 23 directors that are responsible for shaping the firm and providing leadership in their fields of expertise. Why Steer Davies Gleave Steer Davies Gleave is a consultancy that combines commercial, economic, technical and planning expertise to find powerful answers to our clients’ complex challenges. Answers that help people, places and economies thrive. Broad expertise produces broad answers. We are a firm of specialists: strategists, researchers, analysts, economists, planners, designers, engineers and technologists. Together we have the knowledge, objectivity and ingenuity to deliver precisely-targeted solutions that go beyond the ordinary or simply expedient. It takes joined-up thinking to create a world where people, places and economies thrive. Harnessing the combined expertise of all our people, we offer sharp integrated insights – helping our clients see where value lies and which opportunities have the greatest potential. We are independent and truly impartial, with no external shareholders to please and no downstream construction services to sell. The result is a relentless commitment to giving best advice, not making the biggest return for ourselves. So clients know that our answers focus on their interests – not our own. Across the world, we are constantly finding new and better ways to meet our clients’ needs, combining our local knowledge with global best practice. By actively sharing this knowledge and applying it to new markets and new situations, we expand our combined expertise and improve outcomes for all our clients. The future is an exciting but uncertain place – from evolving political priorities to expanding social demands, and rapid technological advances to changing human behaviour. By combining smart thinking with grounded expertise, we help all our clients navigate change and anticipate future challenges. SDG Economic Development: a boutique economic development firm