Ryan Hagemann is an AI Policy Executive at IBM and the Co-Director of the IBM Policy Lab. He previously worked in various think tanks where his policy expertise focused on regulatory governance of emerging technologies. His work on “soft law” governance systems, autonomous vehicles, and commercial drones has been featured in numerous academic journals, and his research and comments have been cited by The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, National Review, Wired, MIT Technology Review, and The Atlantic, among other outlets.