Wes Lujan

Assistant Vice President - External Relations for Union Pacific

Wes Lujan is the Assistant Vice President – External Relations for Union Pacific. He operates out of the Washington, D.C., office of Union Pacific and its subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad. In his position, Lujan is responsible for advocating before the federal government on issues impacting the company, including its employees, shareholders, customers, and communities. His career with Union Pacific began in 2007, and he has held prior assignments for the company in Sacramento, CA, Chicago, IL, and Roseville, CA.

Lujan holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California (1999), Bachelor of Arts in History from Chico State University (1997), and completed the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business Executive Development Program (2011). In 2015, he was chosen to represent the United States on an international delegation to the Republic of Turkey with the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL). In his free time, Lujan enjoys spending time camping and hanging out in the forests of Northern Virginia with his wife, son, and daughter, and walking his two Great Danes.