Location Omaha, Nebraska, United States Regions Midwestern US Gender Male
Mike Rock was appointed vice president–External Relations in 2007. He operates out of the Washington, D.C., office of Union Pacific Corporation and its subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad.
In this position, Rock is responsible for issues dealing with transportation and the railroad. This includes economic and safety regulation, passenger rail
and Amtrak, security, labor, and state and local transportation projects involving the railroad.
From 1998 to 2006, he served as assistant vice president-External Relations, and from 1992 to 1998, Rock served as the director of Washington Affairs for Transportation. Prior to taking that position, he worked at Union Pacific’s hazardous waste management subsidiary, USPCI, as its director of State Relations in Houston, Texas.
In 1989, under Secretary Sam Skinner, Rock served as deputy director of Congressional Affairs at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Before joining DOT, he was Minority Professional Staff on the Surface Transportation Subcommittee of the U.S. House Public Works and Transportation Committee. He was also the legislative director for Congressman Bud Shuster (R-PA).
Rock holds a bachelor's degree from Dickinson College.
