Matthew K. Rose

Rose has served as BNSF Railway Company Chief Executive Officer since December 7, 2000, and was elected Chairman of BNSF Railway Company on March 21, 2002. He joined then-Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) in 1993.

Before joining BN, Rose was Vice President-Transportation for Triple Crown Services (a Norfolk Southern subsidiary) where he had functional responsibility for all facets of the truck/rail operation.  Prior to that, he held various positions with Schneider National and International Utilities, a trucking conglomerate.  He began his railroad career in 1981 with Missouri Pacific Railroad.

Rose holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Missouri, where he majored in marketing and minored in logistics.  He is a member numerous boards of directors, including the Association of American Railroads; the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; the Texas Governor’s Business Council; the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission; and the National Infrastructure Advisory Council.