Edgar Valdez is a Senior Consultant in Deloitte’s Emerging Infrastructure Platforms offering with a focus on assisting clients to integrate emerging and transformative aviation technologies such as drones and advanced air mobility (AAM) safely into the National Airspace System through program implementation and operationalization. He also provides technical and strategic insights on policy navigation for the AAM industry. Edgar previously led the regulatory strategy, including coordinating the procurement and legal workstream for UPS Flight Forward. He graduated from University of Louisville with a B.S. in Political Science and subsequently earned a Juris Doctorate degree from NKU Chase College of Law.