The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has appointed Warren Randolph as its first chief data officer. Randolph comes from the FAA, where he served as deputy executive director of the Office of Accident Investigation and Prevention.
According to NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy and NTSB Managing Director Dana Schulze, data should inform every decision the agency makes. They said recently the NTSB made extensive use of data to reduce the agency’s time to hire and to eliminate case backlogs by decreasing the average time it takes to complete an investigation.
“Over the years, Warren has worked collaboratively with the NTSB, building relationships and sharing data to advance our agencies’ mutual safety goals,” Schulze said. “He brings to his new role not just a comprehensive knowledge of data governance and data use, but a deep appreciation of the NTSB’s mission and people as well.’’
Randolph previously served as director of the FAA’s Analytical Services Division, or AVP-200, where he managed a number of key programs including the Aviation Safety Information Analysis & Sharing, or ASIAS, effort. Randolph started his career in aviation as an aerodynamicist supporting multiple flight simulation platforms for the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Air Force. He is a private pilot with an airframe and powerplant license. Randolph earned a Bachelor of Science from Purdue University.
