Eric Daimler

Eric Daimler is an American investor, entrepreneur, and computer scientist. During the Obama Administration and first weeks of the Trump Administration he was active in the workflow for Robotics and Al in the Federal Government across various agencies. He has both founded, and invested in technical sophisticated businesses including Hotmail and Tivo. He has been recognized for having a rare combination of experiences as an entrepreneur, venture investor, Academic Research Faculty, and Technology Policy Advisor.
Personal Details
Alma Mater
* University of Washington, Seattle
* Stanford University
* Carnegie Mellon University
Politics and Government
In 2016, Daimler was selected as a Presidential Innovation Fellow (PIF). As a PIF, he was active in the workflow for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence with the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and with the National Economic Council (NEC) in the Executive Office of the President (EOP) as well as the Departments of Defense, State, and Transportation. He helped in forming and establishing the [https://medium.com/@USCTO/public-input-and-next-steps-on-the-future-of-artificial-intelligence-458b82059fc3#.nc9cvu9rs White House Future of Artificial Intelligence Initiative], concurrent with a national conversation on machine intelligence in which many thousands participated. During his time working with the OSTP, significant policy reports were produced on AI—The Future of Artificial Intelligence, a National AI Research and Development Strategic Plan, and a White House report on AI-Based Automation and the Economy.
Additionally, a foundational regulatory regime was established enabling widespread operations of civil and commercial drones, with an emerging stakeholder community built around unmanned aircraft systems policy—inside the government and out. The first-ever Federal Automated Vehicles Policy was produced to serve as a framework upon which future intelligent transport policy work with be built. He was active in the foundational multi-agency committees foundational to renewing the [https://medium.com/@NSF/living-in-the-robotic-age-707ea30d3f89#.kvudoxhrm National Robotics Initiative] for another five years with an effort to accelerate the research, development and use of cooperative robots helping to foster the use and study of innovative applications for robotics across a range of fields. Some startup founders and funders from diverse backgrounds from around the United States came to the White House while also working with local and state governments to cut red tape and make it easier to become an entrepreneur. There was also an effort to give technologists a voice in government and a seat at the policy making table.
Career
Prior to joining the federal government, Daimler worked as a Venture Capitalist with Robotics Hub/Coal Hill Ventures. This was a byproduct of work in Academia commercializing technically sophisticated businesses, the prior culmination of which was the co-founding of a Statistical Arbitrage Hedge Fund and early support for a Data Analytics Company ultimately acquired by Morningstar. He worked earlier on Sand Hill Road as a Venture Investor at Comdisco Ventures (CDOV). While at CDOV, he was responsible for investing into Hotmail. During his time there, he produced above average returns for investors. Daimler worked at Merrill Lynch in London and Morgan Stanley in New York as a Quant.
Daimler was an early financial backer of Carnegie Mellon's Silicon Valley Campus on Moffett Field, CA and later the operational number two where he helped to make the campus profitable by adding new degree programs while eliminating others as Assistant Dean. He helped to spearhead the effort to establish a public/private partnership to privatize portions of Moffett Field from NASA over time.
Daimler spend the last two years of his high school at the University of Washington, Seattle studying systems analysis. He studied Financial Statistics at Stanford, and Computer Science and Economics at Carnegie Mellon where he earned a B.S., M.S., and ultimately a PhD from its School of Computer Science (SCS). His thesis was on Machine Detection of Pragmatic Linguistic Relationships in Public Policy and Corporate Finance. He was a student of Kathleen Carley. He later became a Professor of Software Engineering Practice in SCS. He founded, chaired and remains active in the SCS alumni advisory board to the Dean.
Recognition
Daimler earned his Eagle Scout award after full participation with the Boy Scouts.
Further reading
Presidential Innovation Fellows Tackle Nation's Most Pressing Challenges
Speech: We only adopt what we trust

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