Philip Haigh

Philip Haigh is the Executive Director of The Loop Dallas, a 50-mile trail system in Dallas’ urban core that is connecting Dallas to Dallas. Through strategic public-private partnership, the 501(c)(3) is transforming fragmented infrastructure into a unified mobility and recreation network that will connect every quadrant of the city.

Working in close partnership with The Loop Dallas Board, Haigh has helped move the project from long-term vision to near completion. The board’s decade of philanthropic leadership, paired with Haigh’s operational leadership and ability to align complex public and private partnerships, has enabled The Loop to transition from concept to delivery.

Under Haigh’s leadership, The Loop Dallas has secured more than $95 million in combined public and private funding and advanced catalytic projects including the Hi Line Connector, Trinity Forest Spine Trail, Discovery Gateway and The Loop Plaza. The organization has pioneered a funding model in which private investment supports design and engineering while public funding is directed toward construction, accelerating delivery and maximizing public benefit.

With multiple project openings in 2026, The Loop Dallas is approaching full connection of North, South, East and West Dallas, making it the only infrastructure project in the city designed to benefit every district. As the trail network nears completion, The Loop Dallas under Philip’s leadership is influencing how Dallas residents move—expanding access to green space, improving active transportation and catalyzing neighborhood investment.

Haigh’s work places him among a national cohort of civic leaders advancing large-scale urban trail and park networks, including the Atlanta BeltLine, Jacksonville’s Emerald Trail and Philadelphia’s Circuit Trails.

Beyond Dallas, Haigh contributes to statewide infrastructure policy as Vice-Chair of the Texas Department of Transportation Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. He also serves on the City of Dallas Transit-Oriented Development TIF Board and the Dallas County Trail and Preserve Program Board.

Haigh has been recognized as one of D CEO’s Dallas 500 most influential leaders, a Dallas Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree and an Axios Local Power Player.

He holds a Master of Liberal Studies from Southern Methodist University in International Studies, Human Rights and Social Justice, and a BFA in Sculpture with a minor in Mass Communication from Texas Tech University.