Former Mayor Alvin Brown named vice chair of NTSB

Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown has been named as the new vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.

Brown was Jacksonville’s first Black mayor from 2011 to 2015. President Joe Biden picked him for the NTSB role Friday.

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In a news release, Brown said he is honored to be named to this role in the independent safety agency, calling it the gold standard for public safety.

Brown was already an NTSB board member, confirmed by the U.S. Senate last March.

Before that, Brown served as senior adviser for community infrastructure opportunities at the U.S. Department of Transportation. He also was a senior member of the White House leadership team under President Bill Clinton, and he was Vice President Al Gore’s senior adviser for urban policy.