Doug Simon

Director of the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy Compliance

Doug Simon joined the U.S. Department of Transportation as the Director of the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy Compliance in May of 2025.

He arrived at DOT after serving four years as the Florida Director of the Office of Drug Control where he was tasked with implementing the Governor’s drug control policies across all Florida agencies.

He has 12 years of federal government experience across multiple administrations at the U.S. Department of Education and a prior stop at the U.S. DOT. He also served for four years at the Office of National Drug Control Policy as Director of State and Local Affairs and White House Liaison. At ONDCP, he co-authored the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act and helped implement the President’s random student drug testing program. Doug grew up in Land O’ Lakes, Florida and is a graduate of the University of South Florida. He resides in Alexandria, Va. with his wife and four children.