Christopher A. Hart

Christopher A. Hart
13th Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board
In office
April 26, 2014 – August 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byDeborah Hersman
Succeeded byRobert Sumwalt
Personal details
Alma materPrinceton University
Harvard University
Hart (left) tours MBTA facilities in 2017

Christopher A. Hart is an American lawyer, government official, and pilot. He served as the 13th chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. He served as Acting NTSB Chairman beginning April 26, 2014,[1] and in June 2014 was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as Chairman of the NTSB.[2] He was confirmed to serve as chairman on February 5, 2015.[3] Robert Sumwalt succeeded him as chairman in August 2017.

  1. ^ "NTSB Biography of Christopher Hart".
  2. ^ Felsenthal, Mark (2014-06-26). "Obama names Hart to head U.S. transportation safety board". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  3. ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. 5 February 2015 – via National Archives.