Rodd Staples
Chief of Transport, Qiddiya Investment Company
Saudi Arabia
Future of Living Summit
Rodd Staples is a senior infrastructure and transport executive with over 25 years of global experience delivering and operating major multi-modal transport systems.
Before joining Qiddiya— one of Saudi Arabia’s (PIF) entities and the Kingdom’s future capital of entertainment—he served as Secretary for Transport for New South Wales, Australia.
He has overseen and delivered city-shaping projects including Sydney Metro. At Qiddiya, he is responsible for shaping and delivering a seamless, and sustainable transport service to support one of the most ambitious giga-projects in the world.