Herbert Higginbotham

Executive President, Steer North America
Herb Higginbotham
Profile

Herbert serves as the Executive President for Steer North America. In this role, he oversees the growth and delivery of a high-profile portfolio of strategic, planning, and advisory projects, as well as a dynamic and diverse workforce serving the needs of clients and communities across North America.

His professional background includes transportation planning and operations, market and customer analytics, strategic and commercial advisory, stakeholder engagement, and technology innovation. He has managed and advised on hundreds of projects across North America, focusing on consensus-driven, data-centred, and implementable outcomes.

These projects include signature capital initiatives supporting Los Angeles' ambitious rail and transit expansion, bus network redesigns and priority network development across the United States, and asset management and operations programs for the largest public transit authorities in the US.

Herbert frequently works with leaders and executives on vision and strategy for their most transformational projects and initiatives. He also writes and speaks regularly about the rapidly evolving mobility landscape.

Expertise

  • Active Travel
  • Advisory & financial
  • Business Case & Advocacy
  • Commercial Real Estate and Housing
  • Equity & Inclusion
  • Freight & logistics
  • Infrastructure & Development Planning
  • Monitoring & evaluation
  • Network Design & Operation
  • New Technologies
  • Planning, Delivery & Experience
  • Policy Development
  • Rail, Bus & Transit
  • Roads, Bridges & Tunnels
  • Strategy & Management Consulting
  • Transportation
  • Urban & Rural Mobility

Articles and insights by this expert

11 Nov 2025

Inside Steer: Conversations with Experts - Ep. 1 | David Cuneo

Steer’s David Cuneo joins Herb Higginbotham to explore how technology and innovation are changing the future of mobility.

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06 Nov 2025

Inside Steer: Conversations with Experts - Ep. 1 | David Cuneo

Herbert Higginbotham and David Cuneo explore how technology, data, and innovation are transforming travel, cities, and the future of mobility.

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