Sam Loesche

Sam Loesche is the Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Waabi. Sam previously led federal policy and government affairs at autonomous trucking developer Embark Trucks. Prior to that he spent eight years as the head of transportation policy at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the largest transportation labor union in the U.S.

Sam is a surface transportation policy expert who specializes in autonomous trucking and freight issues. He serves as the chairman of the AUVSI's trucking advocacy committee, was a member of the Biden-Harris Campaign’s Infrastructure Policy Committee, and has sat on numerous panels and working groups within US DOT, Congress, and various state agencies. He has been featured in 60 minutes, Rolling Stone, the LA Times, and numerous other national publications. A graduate of Kenyon College, he currently resides in Maryland.