Abdi Farah is the Founder and CEO of Global Transport Academy, a provider of Driver CPC training for the bus, coach and lorry sectors, and a PhD researcher at London South Bank University specialising in the transition from human-driven to autonomous bus transport.

With over two decades of experience in the bus and transport sector, his career spans frontline operations, transport management, training and leadership.

A Chartered Manager with an MBA, Abdi’s research explores the operational, managerial and workforce challenges associated with autonomous buses and their implications for the future of bus operations.