Steven Cliff

Acting Administrator

Cliff oversees NHTSA, the nation’s vehicle safety agency that sets vehicle safety standards, identifies safety defects and manages recalls, and educates Americans to help them drive, ride, and walk safely. NHTSA’s work also includes establishing fuel economy regulations and helping facilitate the testing and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies. Full bio

Ann Carlson

Chief Counsel

Carlson oversees legal services across the agency, including the agency’s statutory authorities. Her office supports NHTSA’s mission in a variety of ways, including setting and enforcing fuel economy standards for cars and trucks, setting and enforcing vehicle safety standards, and overseeing investigations and litigation. Full bio

Jack Danielson

Executive Director

Danielson oversees the agency’s daily operations, program offices, and mission support programs, and provides executive direction over NHTSA’s eight associate administrators, chief financial officer, and chief technology officer. Full bio

Joseph Kolly

Chief Safety Scientist

Kolly advises the agency’s administrator on technical and safety-related matters, and applies years of experience in transportation safety, investigation, and scientific research across NHTSA’s traffic safety portfolio. Full bio

Regina Morgan

Director, Civil Rights

Morgan serves as the principal staff advisor on civil rights and equal opportunity matters to the agency’s administrator and deputy administrator. Full bio

Cynthia Parker

Chief Financial Officer

Parker oversees the three divisions within the agency that are responsible for financial management, audits, acquisition services, and budget performance. Full bio

Anne Collins

Associate Administrator, Administration

Collins provides leadership to the offices of human resources, administrative and management services, and the executive secretary to facilitate support of all NHTSA program offices. Full bio

Rajeev Dolas

Chief Technology Officer

Dolas provides leadership and oversight for the agency’s information technology systems and services that provide essential support for NHTSA’s mission to save lives and prevent injuries on our nation’s roads. Full bio

Julie Vallese

Associate Administrator, Communications and Consumer Information

Vallese manages the office responsible for providing accurate and timely vehicle and traffic safety information to consumers, media, and partner organizations. Full bio

Nanda Srinivasan

Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development

Srinivasan oversees four offices within the agency that formulate, implement, and evaluate traffic safety programs. Full bio

Jamie Pfister

Associate Administrator, Regional Operations and Program Delivery

Pfister oversees the agency’s 10 regional offices and NHTSA’s grant management and operations office. Full bio

Chou-Lin Chen

Associate Administrator, National Center for Statistics and Analysis

Chen oversees the agency’s critical data collection and analysis portfolio in support of NHTSA’s mission of reducing deaths, injuries, and economic losses from motor vehicle crashes. Full bio

Cem Hatipoglu

Associate Administrator, Vehicle Safety Research

Hatipoglu is responsible for the agency’s vehicle safety research activities, which are focused on achieving NHTSA’s mission of reducing fatalities and injuries caused by motor vehicle crashes. Full bio

Ryan Posten

Associate Administrator, Rulemaking

Posten leads the development and delivery of NHTSA’s rulemakings and policy, including setting the nation’s vehicle safety standards and fuel economy regulations. Full bio

Jeffrey Giuseppe

Associate Administrator, Enforcement

Giuseppe is the principal advisor and consultant to the agency’s executive director and other senior leaders on matters relating to enforcement actions taken by the agency. Full bio