Aidan currently leads state political engagement throughout the US, and manages state policy and government affairs in the western US for Waymo, ensuring regulatory and legislative environments encourage the growth of AV technologies. Prior to Waymo, Aidan served as the head of state policy at Nuro, leading state-level policy efforts throughout the country and spearheading Nuro’s effort to successfully secure the first autonomous vehicle deployment permit in California state history. Prior to Nuro, Aidan was a Manager of Future Mobility at General Motors in both Dubai, U.A.E and Detroit, Michigan. Aidan has experience in multiple levels of government, previously working for the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs as a Political Officer at multiple Canadian Missions throughout the US. He began his professional career in Sacramento in the California Capital Fellows program as a State Senate Fellow. Aidan holds an M.P.P. from the University of Chicago Harris School, M.B.A from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and dual B.A. degrees in Political Science and Urban Planning from the University of California, Berkeley.