Ryan Smith

Dr. Ryan C. Smith is the Senior Director of Traffic Safety Research and Innovation at Responsibility.org and the National Alliance to Stop Impaired Driving (NASID) where he oversees a national traffic safety research agenda. Dr. Smith brings extensive experience from both the public and private sectors and is a national leader in impaired driving data, research, and countermeasures. He most recently served as a transportation research analyst in the Office of Research and Engineering at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). During his time at NTSB, he also served as a project manager in the NTSB’s Office of Highway Safety and completed a detail in the Office of Behavioral Safety Research at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Prior to joining the NTSB, Dr. Smith was a Research Scientist and founding group leader for impaired driving research at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute where he oversaw over $7M in extramurally funded research. He is an active member of both national and international working groups focused on impaired driving prevention including the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety, and TRB standing committee on behavioral safety.