Steven Cliff

Steven S. Cliff is an American chemist and transportation official who is the nominee to serve as administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. He previously served as deputy executive officer of the California Air Resources Board and assistant director of sustainability in the California Department of Transportation.

Steven Cliff
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Nominee
Assuming office
TBA
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingJames C. Owens (acting)
Personal details
EducationUniversity of California, San Diego (BS, PhD)

Education

Cliff earned a Bachelor of Science and PhD in chemistry from the University of California, San Diego. He completed post-doctoral studies at the University of California, Davis Department of Land, Air and Water Resources.[1]

Career

After earning his PhD, Cliff worked as a research professor at the University of California, Davis. He then joined the California Air Resources Board, working as a technical manager for greenhouse gas cap-and-trade policy. He later served as chief of the GHG Market Development and Oversight Branch and assistant division chief of the Climate Program. From 2014 to 2016, he served as assistant director of sustainability in the California Department of Transportation. He later rejoined the California Air Resources Board, serving as a senior advisor to the chair and deputy executive officer. In February 2021, Cliff became a senior advisor at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.[2][3] He was nominated to serve as administrator of the NHTSA in October 2021.[4]

References
  1. "Dr. Steven Cliff | US Department of Transportation". www.transportation.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  2. "President Biden Announces Key Nominations". The White House. 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  3. "Steven Cliff, from California Air Resources Board, Appointed Acting Head of National Highway and Traffic Safety". Streetsblog California. 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  4. Shepardson, David (2021-10-19). "Biden to tap No. 2 official to head U.S. auto safety agency". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
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