Matt rose bnsf biography sample

          Matthew Rose will step down as Executive Chairman and retire from BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) in April of...

          Matt Rose was born in Salina, Kansas, in 1959. Both his parents were born and raised there, so when the family and six-year-old Rose moved to Kansas City, Missouri, it was a bit traumatic.

          “Under Matt's management, BNSF has become a major source of profit and pride for Berkshire.

        1. While attending the University of Missouri in the late s, Matt Rose worked as a brakeman and switchman for the Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP).
        2. Matthew Rose will step down as Executive Chairman and retire from BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) in April of
        3. Matt Rose, BNSF Railway Executive Chairman, giving the Keynote Speech at IANA in Houston, TX. #IANAEXPO.
        4. A graduate of Canisius College with a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University, Matt joined the BNSF team in as a management trainee.

          5. "I was the youngest of three children," says Rose. "My grandparents had helped raise me and my sisters. Moving away from that safety net was a big deal for my parents. I think it made my immediate family closer because we had to rely more on each other."

          Rose's father, who was college-educated, worked with transportation providers, both railroads and trucking companies, to move grain, fertilizer and feed.

          Two nights a week, he supplemented his income by teaching transportation classes at the University of Missouri.

          Rose talked extensively about Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR), business growth, advanced technology and other topics.

          Rose's mother worked several part-time jobs. She was a seamstress and also taught classes at the YWCA. "One thing my parents were committed to was a college education for their children," says Rose. "They were determined that all three of us would earn degrees, and they started saving