Jacqueline Glassman Named Deputy NHTSA Administrator

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he Department of Transportation Thursday said that Jacqueline Glassman will serve as deputy administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Glassman will leave her current position as NHTSA's chief counsel to take the new post for the agency, which is responsible for preventing injuries and deaths from motor vehicles on the nation’s highways.

NHTSA is part of DOT.

Prior to joining NHTSA in 2002, Glassman served as senior regulatory counsel to DaimlerChrysler, with jurisdiction over the company's vehicle safety regulatory compliance and related safety programs.