Andy Lord

Andrew Lord (born 1970)^[1] is the Commissioner of Transport for London, London's most senior transport official. He was appointed on a permanent basis in June 2023, after holding the role on an interim basis from October 2022.

Andy Lord
Commissioner of Transport for London
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 June 2023
Preceded by	Andy Byford
Personal details
Born	1970 (age 54–55)
Education	University of Manchester
Occupation	Director of Operations, British Airways: (2008-2015) Managing Director, London Underground: (2019–2022)

Early career

Educated at Repton School, Lord studied engineering at the University of Manchester, joining British Airways as an Engineering undergraduate in 1989.^[1] He then worked at the airline in a variety of roles, becoming Director of Operations in 2008. Leaving British Airways in 2015, Lord worked as a consultant, before joining John Menzies in 2016.^[2] Lord has also held director roles at companies and organisations such as NATS and Defence Equipment and Support.^[3][2]

Transport for London

In July 2019, Andy joined Transport for London (TfL), as the managing director of London Underground and TfL Engineering.^[2][4] In February 2022, the Commissioner of Transport for London Andy Byford appointed him Chief Operating Officer of TfL.^[5][6]Following the departure of Andy Byford from TfL in October 2022, Lord became Acting Commissioner.^[7][8] In June 2023, Lord was appointed commissioner of Transport for London on a permanent basis by the TfL board and the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.^[9][10] This makes him London's most senior transport official. Lord receives a base salary of £395,000, an increase of £40,000 from the previous commissioners.^[1][11] His take home pay as per 2025 was £639,164.^[12]

Controversies

In mid 2025, campaign group Looking For Growth (LFG) filmed themselves with journalist Tom Harwood cleaning the London Tube in protest of claimed inaction. Speaking to the London Assembly in July 2025, Lord claimed that he had evidence that group had sprayed the graffiti themselves, then cleaned it up.^[13] Following freedom of information requests, no evidence surfaced,^[14] and Lord was accused of lying^[15][16] and smearing the campaigners.^[14]