About Us
At Elroy Air we are dedicated to making same-day shipping available to every person on the planet. We’re on a mission to define the future of logistics.
Collective intelligence
At Elroy Air, we have an unwavering optimism that drives us to create a future that is quickly becoming reality. This vision is supported by our X-factor: the collective intellect and diverse perspectives of our team.
Exceptional people, important mission
The Elroy Air team is dedicated to putting cutting-edge technology to work — software, controls, robotics, sensing, perception, powertrain, and physics — in innovative ways for a worthwhile purpose.
Leadership
Andrew Clare
Chief Executive Officer
Dave Merrill
Founder & Executive Chairman
Buddy Michini
Chief Technology Officer
Jon Reeves
Director of Software
Alvin Oswandy
Head of Finance
MacKenzie Mitchener
Director of Flight Test Engineering
Igor Salva
Director of Integration and Test
Board of Directors and Observers
David Merrill
Elroy Air
Andrew Clare
Elroy Air
Raj Shah
Shield Capital
Mislav Tolusic
Marlinspike Partners
Darren Liccardo
Catapult Ventures
Mark Esper
27th US Secretary of Defense
Chris Moran
Lockheed Martin Ventures
Advisory Board
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster
US Army (Ret.), Fmr. US National Security Advisor
Hon. Ellen M. Lord
Fmr. US Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment
Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr.
US Marine Corps (Ret.), Fmr. Commander, United States Central Command
Rear Adm. Lorin Selby
US Navy (Ret.), Fmr. Chief of Naval Research
Gen. Richard D. Clarke
US Army (Ret.), Fmr. Commander US Special Operations Command
Lt. Gen. Mike Dana
USMC (Ret.), fmr. head of Marine Corps Logistics
Maj. Mike Arth
Stealth Startup, Stanford GSB, former Air Force pilot
Ben Diachun
Diachun Aero, Fmr. Opener (now Pivotal), Scaled Composites
Ashish Bagai
buGi Aero, Fmr. DARPA, Sikorsky
Clint Cope
Elroy Air Co-Founder, Strategy / Product / Engineering
Grant Newman
Finance, former Bristow, Deutsche Bank, GE
Make transformative change across the globe with Elroy Air.
Our success comes from a diverse team of individuals who share a passion for making a meaningful impact. We’re working to enable zero-risk aerial resupply for defense, and express shipping to every community worldwide.
Revolutionizing global logistics with the help of our customers, partners, and investors
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Recent News
Elroy Air, the eight-year old autonomous aircraft company named for the son in the futuristic 1960’s animated television series, “The Jetsons,” reached some historic milestones, scored some new funding and has a new leader, the company announced Tuesday.
Elroy Air's new CEO Dr. Andrew Clare assumes chief role with fresh investor funding to advance Chaparral UAS to be autonomous logistics workhorse for the U.S. and allied forces, as founder Dave Merrill shifts role to Executive Chairman.
Elroy Air's incoming CEO Andrew Clare reflects on the life experiences that led him to a career of leadership roles in automotive and robotics, his training in aeronautical engineering and early experiences collaborating with the DoD which give him great enthusiasm for a return to Aerospace, and his goals for Chaparral and Elroy Air.
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