Keith Dierkx

Keith leads the expansion of our Rail and Transportation Practices. He brings decades of executive experience, having served as Executive Director of Transportation and Logistics at Oracle and as IBM’s Global Industry Leader for Freight, Logistics, and Rail.

A recognized thought leader in the industry, Keith has been featured in Forbes, Railway Age, CNN, and CNBC’s Squawk Box. He has co-authored influential papers, including AI in Logistics with DHL and Cognitive Computing in Rail with IBM, and he continues to shape the future of the sector through research, advisory work, and public outreach. In 2024 and 2025 he co-sponsored the Princeton Consultants/Northwestern University AI in Rail Survey, providing insights on the current and future role of AI in transportation. Keith earned his BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from Duke University.