Director General Rail Reform and Strategy

Richard Goodman

Biography

Richard Goodman was appointed Director General Rail Reform and Strategy in the Department for Transport (DfT) on 11 March 2025.

Richard was the Director General for Buildings and Resilience at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) from November 2020 to March 2025.

Richard previously led the government鈥檚 work to support London through COVID-19.聽

Richard joined HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) in 2015, where he was strategy and change director, to lead the 拢1.2 billion reform programme to make it more accessible and easier to run.

In 2011 Richard joined the UK Border Agency as director of international operations, leading the agency鈥檚 overseas diplomatic and security work and visa operations. After a spell in the Middle East he became policy director at the Financial Ombudsman Service.聽 Richard began his career in international travel.

Director General Rail Reform and Strategy

The Rail Reform and Strategy Group leads on the reform of the railway and strategic rail issues.

Department for Transport

Previous roles in government

  • Director General, Buildings and Resilience
    • 2024 to 2025
  • Director General, Safer and Greener Buildings
    • 2023 to 2024
  • Director General, Building Safety, Grenfell and Net Zero
    • 2021 to 2023
  • Director General, Building Safety, Grenfell and Net Zero
    • 2020 to 2021
  • Strategy and Change Director
    • 2016 to 2020