Executive Director
Jim Mullen is the Executive Director of the Council for Economic Resilience, an organization that is dedicated to promoting the future of autonomy and automation for the benefit of the American public.
With nearly 20 years of broad executive experience in the trucking industry and is the founding principal of Mullen Consulting, LLC. Jim represents motor carriers, trade associations, and autonomous vehicle stakeholders on various transportation related matters. Jim is also the Executive Director of the Clean Freight Coalition.
From 2018-2020, Jim served as Acting Administrator and Chief Counsel of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Prior to the FMCSA appointment, Jim was a lobbyist in DC for various stakeholders in the transportation and trade industries. And for over a decade from 2005-2016, Jim was the General Counsel at Werner Enterprises.
Jim started his professional career as a trial lawyer in Omaha, NE in 1993.