Rainer has been an Applied Data Scientist with Uber’s Mobility Research team since 2019 focused most recently on mobility trends regarding Uber’s EV & hybrid products. Prior to joining Uber, he worked as a Senior Data Analyst at Emendata, LCC and was a graduate student at the University of British Columbia’s Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability under the supervision of Dr. Hadi Dowlatabadi. There he studied sustainable transportation, using a data driven approach to determine policy or business innovations that result in positive social and environmental impacts. Rainer graduated from Amherst College in 2015 with a BA in Geology and Mathematics. He then spent two years working in Boston for an environmental consulting company. His experience in the consulting industry, which involved enacting solutions for predetermined policies, influenced his desire to do work that helps shapes policy.