Deborah A. P. Hersman

Ms. Hersman served as Chief Safety Officer and consultant at Waymo LLC, the self-driving car technology subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., from January 2019 to December 2020. In this role, she was responsible for systems safety, field safety, and safety management systems across the company's extensive testing and development. From 2014 to 2019, she served as president and chief executive officer of the National Safety Council, a nonprofit organization focused on eliminating preventable deaths at work, in homes and communities, and on the road through leadership, research, education, and advocacy. From 2004 to 2014, she served as a board member and then as chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”). Previously, she served in a professional staff role for the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, where she played key roles in crafting the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 and legislation establishing a new modal administration focused on bus and truck safety.