A rural Nebraska native, Moore has companywide responsibility for internal and external communications, public affairs, media relations, and all executive services, including UP’s heritage fleet; he also serves as President of the Union Pacific Foundation.
Moore joined UP in 2000 as Director-Government Affairs, following a career in politics that included representing Nebraska’s 24th legislative district in the Nebraska Legislature (1987-1994) and serving two terms as Nebraska’s Secretary of State (1994-2000). He went on to become the Class I railroad’s Assistant Vice President-Public Partnerships, and was elevated to Vice President-Public Affairs for the nine-state Western Region based in Roseville, Calif. In 2015, Moore returned to Omaha as Senior Vice President-Corporate Relations and Chief Administrative Officer, overseeing all state and local government affairs activities and the Corporate Communications function and serving as Chief of Staff to the CEO.
Moore is a member of the Board of Directors for the National Park Foundation’s National Council and the Abraham Lincoln Library Foundation. He has also been Chair of the Nebraska State Chamber of Commerce & Industry and President of the Nebraskaland Foundation. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Nebraska.
“In his time at Union Pacific, Scott has shown strategic vision and unwavering leadership as he guided his teams and the company through monumental change,” said Jim Vena, who took over as UP CEO on Aug. 14. “His passion and commitment have played an important role in galvanizing the railroad’s reputation for building America. I couldn’t be more grateful for Scott and his contributions over his longtime career. We’ll miss his leadership, and I’ll miss him personally.”
“I couldn’t be more proud of my teammates and the work they’ve accomplished during my years at Union Pacific,” Moore said. “It’s been an honor of a lifetime to serve alongside some of the most talented, creative people in the railroad industry.”
According to UP, Moore and his wife, Danene J. Tushar, will divide their time between outdoor activities in Colorado and enjoying friends and family in Nebraska, where both are avid Cornhusker fans.
