Rail transportation
Information technology professionals in Rail transportation
These ten IT leaders currently hold CIO, vice president, director and department head roles in information technology at rail companies. A reader can learn how railways choose, integrate and support enterprise, infrastructure and operations systems, and what these leaders weigh before replacing one.
Professionals to explore
01—10Aarti Bhardwaj
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Dir IT · Amtrak
Sr. Dir IT at Amtrak since 1997. The profile headline reads Sr. Director DT - Train Control Systems (PMP) at Amtrak, and the role is listed in the Engineering and Technical department at director level. The profile describes Amtrak as a Rail Transportation company.
Bo Grave
LinkedInExperience: Head of IT Development for Train Operations, Maintenance & DevOps · DSB
Head of IT Development for Train Operations, Maintenance & DevOps at DSB since 2025. The profile mentions early PhD research using data-driven methods to design software for safety-critical systems. Other listed roles at Ramboll include Group Director, Head of Digital Development (2018–2025), Director of Digital Innovation (2017–2018) and Head of Integrated Business Technology (2013–2017).
Dave Rich
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, IT Strategy, Operations Program Delivery and Architecture · CSX
Vice President, IT Strategy, Operations Program Delivery and Architecture at CSX since 2026; the profile describes CSX as a leading supplier of rail-based freight transportation in North America. Also Vice President of Technology Strategy, Architecture, and Governance (Chief Architect) at CSX Technology since 2023. Other listed roles include Head of Architecture and IT Services (CTO) at CSX Technology (2020–2022).
Jadie Giorgis
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director of Technology · Union Pacific Railroad
Sr. Director of Technology at Union Pacific Railroad since 2022. The profile describes an information technology director with a history of working in the transportation, trucking and railroad industry. Other listed roles include Director Of Information Technology at Union Pacific Railroad (2018–2022), Senior IT Manager at Union Pacific Railroad (2015–2018) and Manager Information Technology at Conagra Brands (2011–2015).
Jesse Knutsen
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - IT · Union Pacific Railroad
Senior Director - IT at Union Pacific Railroad since 2018. The profile headline cites enterprise infrastructure and platform modernization and describes leading teams that use technology to propel the business forward. Other listed roles at Union Pacific Railroad include Director - Voice Systems (2018), Senior Manager - Voice Automation (2013–2018), Manager - Voice Automation (2011–2013) and Associate Systems Engineer (2002–2011).
Klauspeter Martens
LinkedInExperience: CIO - Chief Information Officer · Deutsche Bahn
CIO - Chief Information Officer at Deutsche Bahn since 2011. The profile headline reads CIO at DB Systemtechnik GmbH, and the role is described as responsible for DB Systemtechnik GmbH and the IT strategy for the DB Systemtechnik group. Other listed roles at Deutsche Bahn include Leiter It-Nutzung und Diagnose (2004–2015), Leiter Mobile Anwendungen (2002–2004) and Projektleiter RIS-Kommunikation (2002–2003).
László Tanka
LinkedInExperience: IT General Director CIO at Hungarian State Railways · Hungarian State Railways
IT General Director CIO at Hungarian State Railways since 2025, with a separate General Director CIO at Hungarian State Railways row listed since 2024. Also IT director CIO at National Directorate General for Disaster Management since 2024. Other listed roles include IT Director, CIO at National Directorate General for Disaster Management (2010–2024) and Head of IT Department at Hungarian Police Department (2000–2010).
Marc Masters
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Information Systems · Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company
Vice President of Information Systems at Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company since 2019. Also IT Director at Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company (2011–2019). Other listed roles include IT Manager at Ohio & Vicinity Carpenters' Fringe Benefit Funds (2008–2011), IT Manager at TRAXX · KOVARA®/ VAPORSHIELD™ (2008) and IT Applications Manager at Oglebay Norton Company (2002–2008).
Marty Battaglio
LinkedInExperience: Asst Vice President - IT Software Engineering · Norfolk Southern
Asst Vice President - IT Software Engineering at Norfolk Southern since 2022, a role the profile describes as a senior executive in the technology organization. Also listed as Interim Chief Information Officer at Norfolk Southern (2024). Other listed roles at Norfolk Southern include Asst Vice President - IT Application Development (2017–2022), Director Information Security (CISO) (2011–2017) and Manager Information Security (2010–2011).
Patrick Marsch
LinkedInExperience: Head of Technical System Architecture, Technology Foundations and IT Platforms · DB InfraGO
Head of Technical System Architecture, Technology Foundations and IT Platforms at DB InfraGO since 2025; the profile headline gives this role at Deutsche Bahn. Other listed roles include Head of Connectivity, IT and Data Platforms and IT OT Security, Digitale Schiene Deutschland at Deutsche Bahn (2023–2025), Lead Platform Development, Digital Rail at Deutsche Bahn (2020–2023) and Senior Project Manager, Digital Rail at Deutsche Bahn (2018–2020).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's scope to your decision, since a company-wide CIO, an architecture or platform head and a director over one application area see different trade-offs. Ask which system choice they owned directly and what they would change about it now.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Walk me through a system you selected for train operations, maintenance or infrastructure. Which alternatives did you rule out, and why?
- 02How do you roll out a new system across yards, stations or control centers without disrupting daily rail operations?
- 03Which legacy system was hardest to replace, and what would you do differently if you made that decision again?
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