Christopher A. Hart
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Christopher Hart | |
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| 13th Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board | |
| Assumed office April 26, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Deborah Hersman |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Harvard University |
Christopher A. Hart is the acting chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. He has served as Acting NTSB Chairman since April 26, 2014, and in July of 2014 was nominated by President Obama to serve as Chairman of the NTSB.[1]
He was re-nominated to serve as Chairman on Thursday, February 5, 2015.[2]
Personal life
Hart's family has a tradition of accomplishment in the field of transportation. His great uncle, James Herman Banning, was the first African-American to receive a pilot's license issued by the U.S. Government in 1926.[3]
Hart is a licensed pilot with commercial, multi-engine, and instrument ratings.
Career
From 1973 until joining the Board in 1990, Acting Chairman Hart held a series of legal positions, mostly in the private sector. He holds a law degree from Harvard University and Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association.
He served as a Member of the NTSB from 1990 to 1993. After leaving the Board, he served as Deputy Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, before moving to the FAA in 1995.
Immediately before returning to the Board in 2009, Member Hart was Deputy Director for Air Traffic Safety Oversight at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). He was previously the FAA Assistant Administrator for System Safety.
Christopher Hart was sworn in as a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board on August 12, 2009, and designated by President Obama for a 2-year term as Vice Chairman of the Board on August 18, 2009. In August 2013, President Obama nominated him for a second term as Board Member and after Senate confirmation of his nomination, the President, in October 2013, designated him for a third term as Vice Chairman. He has served as Acting NTSB Chairman since April 26, 2014 and in July 2014 was nominated by the President to serve as Chairman of the NTSB.
References
- ^ "NTSB biography of Christopher Hart http://www.ntsb.gov/about/bio_hart.html".
{{cite web}}: External link in|title=|title=at position 35 (help) - ^ http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/02/05/presidential-nominations-sent-senate
- ^ "NTSB biography of Christopher Hart http://www.ntsb.gov/about/bio_hart.html".
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