Brigham McCown
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Brigham A. McCown
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Brigham A. McCown
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Born | July 3, 1966 |
Allegiance | United States of America |
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United States Navy |
Years of service | Retired: 1988 - 2013 |
Rank | Rear Admiral (LH) (hon.) United States Maritime Administration Commander United States Navy |
Battles/wars | Cold War, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Uphold Democracy, Operation Unified Assistance |
Alma mater | Miami University Northern Kentucky University |
Other work | Administrator PHMSA Chief Counsel FMCSA |
Brigham A. McCown (born July 3, 1966 in Ironton, Ohio) is a former senior executive at the United States Department of Transportation, and current entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is CEO of a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm and chairman of a nonprofit alliance focused on innovative solutions for issues with the nation's infrastructure.[1][2]
Early life and education
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. In 1988 McCown graduated from Miami University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in diplomacy and foreign affairs. In 1997 he obtained a law degree from Northern Kentucky University in 1997. McCown served in Operation Desert Storm as a naval aviator[when?] and holds an honorary commission of Rear Admiral in the United States Maritime Administration.
Career
From 2003-2007 McCown served in several leadership roles during both terms of George W. Bush's presidency in Washington D.C. He was a senior executive at the United States Department of Transportation until 2007. He served as the first general counsel of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, where he was responsible for legal oversight of the nation's trucking, motor coach, moving industry[3] and NAFTA[4] for the U.S. Department of Transportation. He advocated for stronger truck and bus safety regulations.[5][6] He was appointed to the position by Transportation Secretary, Norman Y. Mineta (D-CA).[7] He became the first acting administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
McCown currently[timeframe?] serves as the Chairman and CEO of Nouveau,[8] a Washington, DC-based consulting and advisory firm as well Chairman and CEO of the Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure,[9] a national non-profit organization focused on developing solutions to the nation's most pressing infrastructure issues. He serves on the Salmon P. Chase College of Law's Board of Visitors, and is Co-Chair of the American Bar Association's Transportation Committee of the Administrative and Regulatory Law Section.[10] Additionally, McCown serves as a Program Council Member for the Warsaw Security Forum in Warsaw, Poland.[11] He previously served on the Southlake, Texas Planning & Zoning Commission.[12]
Bibliography
McCown contributes to Forbes,[13] Huffington Post,[14] and Fuel Fix[15] in matters pertaining to energy and transportation.
References
- ↑ http://nouveaucorp.com/leadership/brigham-mccown-president/
- ↑ http://aiiwire.org/brigham-mccown/
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- ↑ http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/pv_obj_cache/pv_obj_id_EF9F7C268404EB5596E46F59F2F3B3DF86320900/filename/PHMSAFocusFall05.pdf
- ↑ http://www.nouveaucorp.com
- ↑ http://www.aiiwire.org
- ↑ http://apps.americanbar.org/dch/committee.cfm?com=AL326000
- ↑ http://warsawsecurityforum.org/?person_category=program_council
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- Living people
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- People from Ironton, Ohio
- Miami University alumni
- Northern Kentucky University alumni
- United States Navy admirals
- United States Department of Transportation officials
- Kentucky lawyers
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