Hon. Robin Hutcheson

Robin Hutcheson serves in the Biden-Harris Administration as the seventh administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in the U.S. Department of Transportation. She was confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn into the position in October 2022.

Hutcheson has served in other roles in the Biden-Harris Administration, including as the deputy administrator of FMCSA and the deputy assistant secretary for safety policy in the office of Secretary Pete Buttigieg. In this role, she led safety policy and coordinated safety efforts across multiple modes of transportation, including COVID response and recovery, the development of the National Roadway Safety Strategy and helped secure $13B in additional funding for safety programs and initiatives included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Before being appointed to the Biden-Harris Administration in January 2021, she was the director of public works for the city of Minneapolis and the transportation director of transportation for Salt Lake City. She was also a consultant for fifteen years prior to joining public service and has worked throughout the western United States, London and France.

She believes deeply in collaboration, partnership and communication and brings these values to her daily work.

 

Session

Session 6A: "Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety in Work Zones"