DARIEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) today announced that Arielle Giordano has joined the company as Vice President of Government & Industry Affairs for its U.S. operations, based in Washington, D.C., and reporting to Matt Walsh, G&W’s Executive Vice President of Corporate Development.
Giordano, who brings more than 10 years of experience, most recently served as Assistant Vice President of U.S. Government Affairs for Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), managing government affairs at the federal, state and local levels. Before the CPKC merger, she led U.S. government affairs at Canadian Pacific, and, prior to that, was counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials as well as a law clerk for the U.S. Senate’s Committee on the Judiciary. She holds an undergraduate degree in political science and history from Monmouth University as well as a juris doctorate degree from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.
“Arielle’s proven, solutions-focused rail industry experience across federal, state and local levels make her an ideal fit to lead our critically important Government & Industry Affairs team, which plays a key role in G&W’s efforts to be the safest and most efficient freight-rail service provider for our customers and communities,” said Walsh.
Giordano is a member of the League of Railway Women, was the recipient of a Canby Award in 2023 from OneRail, a coalition dedicated to educating America about the benefits of a national rail system, and named by the International Rail Journal as a “Young Leader in Rail” in 2022.
About Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
G&W owns or leases more than 100 freight railroads in North America with 4,000 employees serving 2,000 customers over more than 13,000 track miles. G&W subsidiaries and joint ventures also provide rail service at more than 30 major ports, rail-ferry service between the U.S. Southeast and Mexico, transload services, and industrial railcar switching and repair. G&W is owned by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, L.P. and GIC.
