Stephen Fidler OBE
Director for Buses & Inclusion, Department for Transport

Stephen is Director for Buses & Inclusion at the Department for Transport – leading the directorate responsible for DfT’s overall approach to accessibility and equality and its work on buses, taxis and coaches. He and his team also lead across DfT on championing the importance of people and places in the department’s work.

Stephen has worked in government on transport issues for over 25 years, including in the then Department for the Environment and the No 10 Policy Unit. His previous roles in DfT include Director for Local Transport – with responsibility for City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements and local roads policy and funding – and leading DfT’s client team for the first Road Investment Strategy.

Stephen is a former UK First Delegate to the World Road Association, of which he was recently made an honorary member.