Geoff Maynard
Chair
RAeS Greener by Design Specialist Group
Geoff has worked in the aviation sector for over 20 years, undertaking a wide range of aviation related commissions, many of an environmental nature. Educated at Queens’ College, Cambridge, and gaining an honours degree in Natural Sciences, Geoff has held leading senior positions in both the private and public sectors. Initially joining British Rail as a graduate trainee, he held a series of operating and commercial posts, including Director London Rail Development, where he was actively involved in the planning of improved rail links to London’s airports. Subsequently he joined an aviation consultancy business, working on many major projects including Heathrow’s T5, the Olympic Terminal in Beijing, and a new airport for Swaziland.
For the last 11 years he has been Managing Director and co-owner of Altra Capital Ltd, a specialist Management Consultancy company focusing on providing bespoke management advice, especially in the transport and financial sectors. He was elected Chair of Greener by Design in 2014, having previously chaired the operations group.
He was a member of the joint Cambridge University/MIT project to design a silent (<57dBA) aircraft, and is also a visiting lecturer at Brunel University, giving a series of lectures every year since 2005 on current aviation environmental issues for the Aviation MSc module,.
He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, a member of their Aviation Policy Group and a Fellow of the RSA.