The National Safety Commission
Ken Underwood
Founder, President & CEO
In 1994, Mr. Underwood launched 1-888 Traffic School, Inc. in Jacksonville, FL. By 1997, it was the largest traffic school in the country with 150 locations and over 100,000 students a year. In 1999, he sold the business to a group led by Ford Motor Company and J.P. Morgan Chase. Following the end of a non-compete agreement in 2002, Ken founded the National Safety Commission Inc. (TNSC), an online driver education company that was recently named to the Inc. 500 list as the 2nd fastest growing education company in America. Since the creation of SIH Corp, Mr. Underwood has managed the growth of TNSC as well as the addition of the organizations' newest business units, including Roy's Club, StereoFame and Toga Insurance.
Prior to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Ken served as a Special Project Mission Commander in the Navy where he was a decorated pilot. He is a retired pilot from American Airlines where he earned his International Captain Rating for both 757s & 767s. Ken sits on the advisory committee for Seamark Ranch and graduated cum laude from Jacksonville University in 1981 with a BS degree in Marketing, Management, and Economics. For the most up-to-date information, please see the page Ken Underwood on Wikipedia.
Ken resides in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL with his wife, Ginger, and their five children.