Dr. Jaret C. Riddick is a Senior Fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET). Prior to joining CSET, he was the Principal Director for Autonomy in the Office of the Under Secretary for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), serving as the Senior DOD official for coordination, strategy, and transition of Autonomy research and development. Prior to OUSD(R&E), Jaret served as Director of the Vehicle Technology Directorate and the Director of Strategic Initiatives in the US Army Research Laboratory. He has also served as Deputy Director of the Aviation Portfolio in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology, and as a Staff Specialist and Unmanned Systems Coordinator in the former Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University, and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Howard University