As President and Chief Operating Officer of the American Transportation Research Institute, Rebecca M. Brewster leads the research activities of the Institute and its affiliated organizations in the areas of safety and human factors; environmental factors; training, technology and efficiency; and, transportation security. The American Transportation Research Institute advocates for and conducts research in the transportation community, with an emphasis on the trucking industry's essential role in a safe, efficient and viable transportation system.

Ms. Brewster previously served as the Institute's Vice President, where she was responsible for management of a number of trucking industry research initiatives including serving as Principal Investigator for a Cooperative Agreement for Research with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Ms. Brewster also serves as the Director of the National Incident Management Coalition, a national stakeholder group promoting incident management to improve highway safety and reduce congestion.

Ms. Brewster serves on the Executive Committee of the National Academies' Transportation Research Board; on the Board of Trustees of the Mineta Transportation Institute and on the Board of Directors of the University of Minnesota's ITS Institute.

Before joining ATRI, Ms. Brewster was the Public and Governmental Affairs Director for the Cary, North Carolina Chamber of Commerce and a Fleet Analyst with Moen, Inc. Ms. Brewster holds a Bachelor of Arts from Wofford College and is a Fellow of the North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership.