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
VP of Engineering
Kofi Asante
VP of Business Development
Kat Dawe
VP of People and Places
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
Mark Esper
27th US Secretary of Defense
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.
The Elroy Air team recently demonstrated our 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.
U.S. startup Elroy Air demonstrated the autonomous cargo delivery capabilities of its Chaparral hybrid electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft during a U.S. Air Force mobility exercise.
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