Robert L. Sumwalt (U.S. government official)
Robert Sumwalt | |
|---|---|
| 14th Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board | |
| In office August 10, 2017 – June 30, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Bruce Landsberg |
| Preceded by | Christopher A. Hart |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Homendy |
| Member of the National Transportation Safety Board | |
| In office August 21, 2006 – June 30, 2021 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Richard Healing |
| Succeeded by | Alvin Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Llewellyn Sumwalt III June 30, 1956 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Relatives | Robert L. Sumwalt Jr. (father) Robert L. Sumwalt (grandfather) |
| Education | University of South Carolina (BS) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (MS) |
Robert Llewellyn Sumwalt III (born June 30, 1956) is an American academic, aviator, government official and writer. He was a board member of the National Transportation Safety Board for over 15 years, from August 2006 to June 30, 2021, serving as the agency's chairman from 2017 to 2021. He currently serves as the executive director of Embry-Riddle's Boeing Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety.