James Hall

Jim Hall, former chairman of the National Transportation and Safety Board, is one of the nation's leading authorities on transportation safety, intelligent transportation systems, crisis management, and government relations. James Hall offers passionate, informed insights on safety and security issues to a wide variety of audiences, serving as a national voice for safety, especially for those- including children-who cannot effectively speak for themselves. Today, James Hall is managing partner of Hall & Associates, a Washington, D.C.-based consultancy specializing in transportation safety and security issues, crisis communication and management, as well as U.S. and international regulatory and governmental affairs. In an age when safety and security are top-of-mind for leaders in a variety of fields, Hall's experience and knowledge of building safety cultures and the value of independent investigative bodies is timely and important. Hall served on the National Academy of Engineering's Committee on Combating Terrorism, was co-chair of a U.S. Forest Service blue-ribbon safety review committee, and serves on the Aviation Institute Advisory Board of George Washington University. A frequent media commentator, keynote speaker, and panelist, Hall has served government and private clients for more than 35 years. He was Chair of the NTSB under President Clinton from 1994-2001. During his tenure, Hall worked tirelessly to improve the safety of all modes of transportation, issuing landmark safety studies on commuter airlines, the air tour industry, the performance and proper use of child restraint systems, the dangers to children of passenger-side air bags, and personal watercraft safety. Hall also led the investigations into several major transportation accidents, including the ValuJet Flight Everglades crash, USAir Flight 427, TWA Flight 800, EgyptAir Flight 990, the fatal crashes involving John F. Kennedy, Jr. and John Denver, as well as train, cruise, and pipeline accidents in the U.S. and abroad.