Principal and Co-Founder

Before co-founding IST, Harry worked at the Truck Safety Coalition in various capacities, including Executive Director. Throughout his time in the truck safety space, he has fostered strong connections with lawmakers, media, safety advocates, and victims and survivors of truck crashes in the U.S. Harry has a B.A. in Law and Society from American University, an M.P.A. in Public and Nonprofit Management from NYU’s Wagner School of Public Affairs, and experience interning in all three branches of Federal government.

Principal and Co-Founder

Prior to founding IST, John has been a key player in making trucking safer for the past 15 year, serving as Executive Director of the Truck Safety Coalition for most of them. He is a board member and former chair of the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. Over the years, he has worked with various stakeholders and has earned a reputation as a trusted source on truck safety solutions. John has a B.A. in Economics from William and Mary, an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. He has experience in management, consulting, and as a successful entrepreneur.

Principal and Co-Founder

Jen has worked in the transportation space for more than a decade before founding IST. Before working at the Truck Safety Coalition for more than seven years in various roles, she was employed by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Jen has a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Roger Williams University and has an exceptional ability to connect with families of victims and survivors of large truck crashes.

Eric’s truck safety advocacy began in 2015, when his 16-year-old son Riley Eric Hein was tragically killed due to the lack of side underride guards on semitrailers. Prior to becoming a truck safety advocate, Eric was an endangered species scientist and policy leader for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, recently retiring after 30 years. Eric now educates the public and elected officials about the safety and financial benefits of side underride guards and campaigns for them to be mandatory on semitrailers and single-unit trucks. Eric earned his Master’s degree in Wildlife Biology in 1992 from Colorado State University and has a Bachelor of Science in Geography with a minor in Zoology from Southern Illinois University. 

Tracy’s daughter, Channing, was killed in 2009 after a tire flew off a construction vehicle and struck her vehicle. Channing earned her B.S. from University of Maryland College Park. She was also pregnant at the time of the crash. After this tragic and preventable loss, Tracy has worked tirelessly to honor her daughter as well as educate the public about truck safety solutions. For over 25 years, Tracy has worked in Human Resources with leading Fortune 500 companies like Marriott and Insperity. Tracy has a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Notre Dame of Maryland University and is actively pursuing a M.A. in Adult Education and Training.

Laurie lost her son, Michael, in a fatal truck side underride crash. Since then, she and her husband Randy have become fierce advocates and educators about the many preventable truck safety issues, like underride, so that other families do not have to experience the loss that they have. When she is not working to make our roads safer, you can probably find her and Randy rooting for the University of Memphis Tigers.

Peter survived a large truck crash that killed both of his parents and injured both of his sisters in 2015. After his crash, he began advocating with his sister, Monica, for solutions to make trucking safer. He has a B.S. Business Administration from SUNY Geneseo and an M.S. in Real Estate from NYU School of Professional Studies.

Dexter lost his family of 4 to a tractor-trailer crash in 2015 while serving on active duty in the U.S. Navy. as a Hospital Corpsman Dexter began his advocacy journey in Trucking to fight for the institution and implementation of safety mitigation technologies such as Automatic Emergency Breaking (AEB). Technologies like this and others could have saved Dexter’s family and he has joined IST to help work towards the goal of safer trucking for all. Dexter attended The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff where he studied Mechanical Engineering before joining the U.S Navy. Now a veteran after almost ten years of dedicated service, he spends his time with family, gardening, hunting, cooking, and writing.

Kate's son Graham was critically injured when a trucker fell asleep at the wheel after staying up all night at a party. Graham has undergone 22 surgeries, 3 years of physical therapy, & is permanently, partially disabled.  The minimum insurance amount was not enough to cover Graham's ongoing care, so Kate's goal is to help prevent the devastating financial burdens placed on families due to insufficient insurance limits. Kate spent most of her career providing software training, but is now semi-retired and works part-time for a doctor. She is an avid reader and Chicago Cubs fan.

Baabi is the CEO and co-founder of Zansors, a personal health analytics company. Before starting this innovative technology company, he worked for 15 years with Fortune 500 companies like Sylvan Learning, Becton-Dickinson and aerospace engineering companies. He has a B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.

Susan and Steve Owings co-founded Road Safe America following the tragic loss of their older son, Cullum. In the fallout of that horrific experience, the couple was shocked to learn of the risks American drivers routinely take while sharing our roads with vehicles that dwarf their own and of common-sense rules that other leading countries had already established to mitigate those risks. RSA was created to help the U.S. catch up from a truck-safety standpoint. Professionally, Susan was a school teacher and Steve was a Financial Advisor. Steve has served on the Motor Carrier Safety Committee since it was created in 2006, serving as its Chairman during two of those years.

Pierce Owings’ brother, Cullum, was killed by a tractor trailer in 2002.  Pierce was in the passenger seat when the crash occurred.  His parents subsequently founded a non-profit called Road Safe America, which merged with IST in 2023.  Pierce has served on the board of Road Safe America since 2004.  He works in the Atlanta office of Cushman and Wakefield, where he and his team focus on land sales in the Atlanta area.  Pierce graduated from Washington and Lee University in 2006.