John Smart | Senior Manager, Advanced Transportation
Idaho National Laboratory

John Smart is a Senior Manager over the Advanced Transportation Department at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). For the past two years, he also was the director of the ChargeX Consortium, which convened national laboratories and private industry to measure and improve the reliability and usability of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure in North America. Previously, John served in the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, helping to launch the office and establish its Standards and Reliability program. Prior to the Joint Office, he spent 14 years at INL leading cross-functional teams conducting research in transportation, energy storage, power systems, and cybersecurity. Before joining INL, he spent six years at Ford Motor Company, leading powertrain product development and manufacturing teams. John earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University and MBA from Boise State University.