Rachel HUGHES

Rachel Hughes is the founder of Surbon Consulting, established in 2013, specialising in transport sector bids and sustainability services. Over the past decade, she has contributed to more than 30 large-scale tender procurements and eight mobilizations across the UK and the Middle East, showcasing her deep expertise in procurement and sustainability.

Most recently, Rachel was part of the team behind the winning Elizabeth Line bid. Rachel holds a BA (Hons) in Geography from the University of Oxford and earned the inaugural Master's in Carbon Management from the University of Edinburgh Business School. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (FCILT), she is also a lead trainer for UITP.

Rachel is also passionate about giving back and has raised over £37,000 for charity through a number of long-distance swimming challenges, including being the first two-person relay team to swim the North Channel (Ireland to Scotland).