Andy Lord
Transport executive (born 1970)
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Andrew Lord (born 1970)[1] is the Commissioner of Transport for London, London's most senior transport official. He was appointed on a permanent basis in June 2023, after holding the role on an interim basis from October 2022.
Managing Director, London Underground: (2019–2022)
Andy Lord | |
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| Commissioner of Transport for London | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Andy Byford |
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| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) |
| Education | University of Manchester |
| Occupation | Director of Operations, British Airways: (2008-2015) Managing Director, London Underground: (2019–2022) |
Early career
Educated at Repton School, Lord studied engineering at the University of Manchester, joining British Airways as an Engineering undergraduate in 1989.[1] He then worked at the airline in a variety of roles, becoming Director of Operations in 2008. Leaving British Airways in 2015, Lord worked as a consultant, before joining John Menzies in 2016.[2] Lord has also held director roles at companies and organisations such as NATS and Defence Equipment and Support.[3][2]
Transport for London
In July 2019, Andy joined Transport for London (TfL), as the managing director of London Underground and TfL Engineering.[2][4] In February 2022, the Commissioner of Transport for London Andy Byford appointed him Chief Operating Officer of TfL.[5][6] Following the departure of Andy Byford from TfL in October 2022, Lord became Acting Commissioner.[7][8] In June 2023, Lord was appointed commissioner of Transport for London on a permanent basis by the TfL board and the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.[9][10] This makes him London's most senior transport official. Lord receives a base salary of £395,000, an increase of £40,000 from the previous commissioners.[1][11] As of 2025[update], his take home pay was £639,164 – with TfL noting that similar senior executives "earn £2m a year in the private sector".[12]
In July 2025, Lord noted TfL generates a surplus on its operating costs and that "there is only one other city operator in the world [MTR Corporation in Hong Kong] which has an operating surplus" – adding that TfL needs assistance to fund capital projects such as new trains and extensions to the transport network.[13]
Controversies
In mid 2025, campaign group Looking for Growth (LFG) and journalist Tom Harwood filmed themselves cleaning graffiti off London Underground trains in protest of claimed inaction by TfL.[14] Speaking to the London Assembly in July 2025, Lord claimed that he had evidence that the group had sprayed the graffiti themselves, then cleaned it up.[15] Following freedom of information requests, no evidence surfaced, and Lord was accused of lying and smearing the campaigners.[16][17][18] In December, Lord apologised for the claim, admitting that "there hasn’t been any evidence" that cleaners had sprayed graffiti on the trains.[19] Lord noted that TfL and the British Transport Police were "making [...] good progress" on identifying "serial graffiti artists", and around £10 million a year was being spent cleaning graffiti.[19]