Christopher a Hart - wikipedia Christopher a Hart Christopher A. Hart 13th Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board In office April 26, 2014 -- August 2017 President Barack Obama Preceded by Deborah Hersman Succeeded by Robert Sumwalt Personal details Alma mater Princeton University Harvard University 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, and in June 2014 was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as Chairman of the NTSB. He was confirmed to serve as Chairman on February 5, 2015. Robert Sumwalt succeeded him as chairman in August 2017. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Education 3 Career 4 References 5 External links Personal life Hart 's great uncle, James Banning, was the first African - American to receive a pilot 's license issued by the U.S. government in 1926. Hart is a licensed pilot with commercial, multi-engine, and instrument ratings. Education Hart holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from Princeton University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. Career From 1973 until joining the NTSB in 1990, Hart held a series of legal positions, mostly in the private sector. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the Lawyer - Pilots Bar Association. He first 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 Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) in 1995. Immediately before returning to the Board in 2009, Hart was Deputy Director for Air Traffic Safety Oversight at the FAA. He had been the FAA Assistant Administrator for System Safety. Hart was sworn in as a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board on August 12, 2009, and designated by President Obama for a two - 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. He served as chairman until August 2017, when he was succeeded by Robert Sumwalt. After his tenure at the NTSB Hart continued his work in the safety industry, chairing Washington DC 's Metro Safety Commission and serving as a safety consultant for private companies such as Uber. References Jump up ^ `` NTSB Biography of Christopher Hart ''. Jump up ^ Felsenthal, Mark ( 2014 - 06 - 26 ). `` Obama names Hart to head U.S. transportation safety board ''. Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate ''. Jump up ^ `` NTSB Biography of Christopher Hart ''. Jump up ^ `` Executive Profile : Christopher A. Hart ''. Bloomberg. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ Graves, Lucia ( 2015 - 04 - 17 ). `` Christopher Hart : Flying 's in His Blood ''. The Atlantic. The Atlantic Monthly Group. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ Powers, Martine ( 2018 - 03 - 27 ). `` Former NTSB chair named to lead new Metro Safety Commission ''. The Washington Post. The Washington Post. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ Metz, Cade ( 2018 - 05 - 07 ). `` After Fatal Uber Crash, a Self - Driving Start - Up Moves Forward ''. The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 08. External links NTSB - Christopher A. Hart 's Bio NTSB - Christopher A. Hart 's Speech and Testimony Archive NTSB - Former Board Members C - SPAN - Christopher A. Hart Television Appearances Political offices Preceded by Deborah Hersman Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board Succeeded by Robert Sumwalt Chairmen of the National Transportation Safety Board Joseph J. O'Connell John H. Reed Webster B. Todd James B. King James E. Burnett James Kolstad Carl W. Vogt James E. Hall Marion Blakey ( 2001 -- 02 ) Ellen Conners ( 2002 -- 06 ) Mark Rosenker ( 2006 -- 08 ) Deborah Hersman ( 2009 -- 14 ) Christopher A. Hart ( 2014 -- 17 ) Robert L. Sumwalt ( 2017, acting ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christopher_A._Hart&oldid=842916954 '' Categories : Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board Living people Obama administration personnel Princeton University alumni Harvard Law School alumni Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 25 May 2018, at 15 : 17. About Wikipedia

Question: who is the current chairman of the ntsb
Answer: Robert Sumwalt