Caleb Watney is a technology policy associate at the R Street Institute, where he leads R Street’s work on emerging technologies, including autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, drones, robotics and medical tech. In this role, he regularly meets with policymakers, files regulatory comments, writes op-eds, and manages the Technology Policy Working Group. He previously was a graduate research fellow at the Mercatus Center, working with the Technology Policy Program. He also  worked as a policy research consultant for Uber.

Watney holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Sterling College and a master’s in economics from George Mason University.