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 embody an unwavering sense of 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
We’re building a team that is rare in the aerospace industry: a diverse group of safe, kind, inclusive, resilient, and pioneering people. 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
David Merrill
CEO & Co-Founder
Clint Cope
Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder
Grant Newman
Chief Financial Officer
Alex Blake
Chief of Staff
Kofi Asante
VP of Business Development
Zach Lovering
VP of Engineering
Jason Chow
Strategy & Business Development
Karl Purdy
Federal Business Development
Amisha Prakash
Customer Programs
Kat Dawe
People & Places
Alvin Oswandy
Strategic Finance
Isaiah Jones
Design
Terik Weekes
Chief Engineer
Buddy Michini
Technical Fellow
Grant Lieberman
Flight Test
Shane Hills
Special Projects
Matt Michini
Engineering Test
Nur Harell
Chief Engineer
Jon Reeves
Software
John Pheatt
Mechanical Engineering
Board of Directors and Observers
David Merrill
Elroy Air
Clint Cope
Elroy Air
Darren Liccardo
Catapult Ventures
Chris Moran
Lockheed Martin
Raj Shah
Shield Capital
Defense Advisory Board
Hon. Ellen M. Lord
Fmr. US Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment
Gen. Richard D. Clarke
US Army (Ret.), Fmr. Commander US Special Operations Command
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster
US Army (Ret.), Fmr. US National Security Advisor
Rear Adm. Lorin Selby
US Navy (Ret.), Fmr. Chief of Naval Research
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 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 flew the world’s first turbogenerator-hybrid electric vertical take-off and landing (hVTOL) aircraft on November 12 at its test-flight facility in Byron, California - the Chaparral C1.
Elroy Air recently demonstrated its autonomous cargo delivery system at Travis Air Force Base. The demonstration was part of Mobility Guardian 2023, a large Air Mobility Command (AMC) full-spectrum readiness exercise.
At the UP.Summit, Elroy Air, the company developing an end-to-end autonomous hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) cargo system, announced the demand backlog for its Chaparral aircraft exceeded 1,000 vehicles in 2023.
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