Art Kinsman

Chief Strategy Officer, NETS

Art Kinsman is a traffic safety leader, public-safety communicator, and coalition builder with deep expertise in lobbying, media relations, and behavior-change initiatives. He has held leadership roles at AAA, NHTSA, and in Massachusetts state government, driving measurable change at both national and community levels. He joined NETS in 2026 as Chief Strategy Officer, helping guide the organization through a period of strategic growth and transition.

At AAA Northeast, he spent nearly two decades as the organization’s New England voice, creating the award-winning LIFE anti-DUI program and leading efforts to modernize Massachusetts’ impaired driving, occupant protection, and teen driver laws. He also helped lead the state’s landmark Right to Repair initiative.

As NHTSA Regional Administrator, he oversaw major highway safety programs and earned the U.S. DOT’s Innovation & Creativity Award. Most recently, he has advanced public-private partnerships through Travelers’ Community Voices for Road Safety.

He holds a B.A. in Political Science from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA.

Art lives in Plympton, Massachusetts, with his wife, a high school history teacher, and their children, who excel at musical performance and theater. He also plays lead guitar in bands around the Boston area and is a strong supporter of the local music scene.