Alison Pascale | Director Government Affairs and Community Relations
Volkswagen Group of America

Pascale has over 25 years of combined legislative, executive branch and private sector experience developing and implementing public policy with a focus on innovation, vehicle safety, and transportation policy. In her leadership role at VW ADMT, LLC Pascale works to advance federal and state policies that will accelerate the safe deployment of automated vehicle technologies. She engages and informs elected and community officials on vehicle technologies, develops, and advises on public policy and legislative initiatives, builds, and expands stakeholder coalitions, and initiates innovative approaches to prioritize the safety and public acceptance of autonomous vehicles. She is past Chair of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation Technology, Innovation, and Mobility Policy Committee and of CTA’s Self-Driving Vehicle Working Group, serves on the Board of Directors of the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association, and is a member of the VW ADMT, LLC Board of Management. Before to joining VW’s recently formed autonomous vehicle entity, Pascale helped Audi advance automated vehicle policy at the federal and state level and advised the company on its US market entry strategy. Prior to working with Audi and Volkswagen, Pascale was Director of Governmental Affairs, Policy, and Strategic Planning at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In her senior leadership position at NHTSA, Pascale developed and implemented initiatives to reform the agency; played a key role in developing agency guidance on highly automated vehicles; and implemented changes to improve NHTSA’s defects and recall mission. Pascale also oversaw all aspects of NHTSA’s interactions with Congress. Pascale previously was a senior advisor to Senator Carl Levin from Michigan, worked in the House of Representatives and at the Government Accountability Office and was a Presidential Management Fellow. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from American University in International Studies and International Relations.