Rose A. McMurray - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Rose A. McMurray is the Chief Safety Officer (CSO) and Assistant Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Prior to this appointment, she served as FMCSA's Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development. Ms. McMurray has dedicated more than 34 years of service to DOT, serving in a variety of roles. Previously, Ms. McMurray served as Associate Administrator for Planning, Evaluation, and Budget, as well as the Associate Administrator of Traffic Safety Programs at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Ms. McMurray has held senior executive positions at the Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, and the Research and Special Programs Administration, where she served as Acting Administrator for one year. She was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 1989.

Throughout her career, Ms. McMurray has been recognized with numerous honors and awards. This past September she received the 2008 Distinguished Service to Safety Award from the National Safety Council (NSC). The award is the highest honor bestowed on an individual safety professional by the NSC in recognition of outstanding service to the field of safety and health. Other honors awarded to Ms. McMurray include the Senior Executive Service Presidential Rank Award, the Secretary of Transportation's Meritorious Achievement Award, and the Secretary's Gold Medal for Leading DOT Efforts during the 1993 Midwest Floods. She has served on the Board of Advisors for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Currently, and for the second time in her career, she is a member of the Board of Advisors for the National Safety Council. From 1999-2004, Ms. McMurray was the U.S. Delegate to the United Nations' Working Party on Road Traffic Safety, Geneva, Switzerland. In 2004, she was appointed as a representative for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Work Group on Achieving Ambitious Road Safety Targets with members from across the globe.

Ms. McMurray holds a bachelor's degree from West Virginia University. She and her husband have been married for more than 30 years and have two children.

Updated December 8, 2008