Kathryn Branson is the Executive Director of the Partnership for Transportation Innovation and Opportunity (PTIO). PTIO – a coalition led by the American Trucking Associations, Daimler, FedEx, Ford, Lyft, Toyota Motor North America, Uber, UPS, and Waymo – is committed to advancing autonomous vehicle technology in ways that improve quality of life and economic opportunity for all Americans. PTIO launched in June 2018 to prepare American workers for autonomous vehicles and to examine the impact the technology could have on the future of work.
Prior to her role with PTIO, Kathryn spent time on Capitol Hill working on a wide array of issues, including labor and employment, education, healthcare, and technology policy.