Rodney is the Assistant Commissioner for Data & Technology at the Taxi & Limousine Commission, the City agency responsible for licensing and regulating taxis and other for-hire services in New York City. His team researches impacts of policies through big data analysis, liaises with technology companies who want to work in the for-hire space, and develops regulations and policies for the use of technology. Previously, he was a demographic analyst at the Department of City Planning, responsible for creating long-range population projections. His interests include walking, biking, open data, and data visualization. He is a 2009 graduate of the the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.