Acting Administrator PHMSA Brigham A. McCown (born July 3, 1966, in Ironton, Ohio) is a Business Executive and former U.S. Government Senior Official.

[10] McCown served as an advisor to the 2016 presidential transition as a core member of the president-elect Donald Trump's infrastructure policy and agency action teams.

McCown was instrumental in restoring national critical infrastructure following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and received the department's highest award (gold medal) for his actions while operating under a secretarial designation.

He also oversaw the government's initial response to the largest oil spill on Alaska's North Slope and implemented the one call damage prevention program known as "811".

From 1998 until his retirement in 2013, McCown served as a member of the active ready reserve with assignments in Europe, Africa, and Asia including Operation Unified Assistance.