Richard Howard Brown CBE FCILT FRSA DL (born 23 February 1953[1]) is a British transport executive.

[5] He previously worked in British Rail's freight business, migrating to BR's InterCity Planning division.

[6][7] The franchise win by National Express led to Brown becoming head of its new rail unit, and a commercial director of NEG itself.

[11] During late 2012, Brown was commissioned to undertake an independent review of the system of rail franchising in Great Britain for the United Kingdom's Department for Transport, which was published in January 2013.

[13] In June 2015, Brown was made a special director of Network Rail, reporting directly to Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin.