AAM Institute Vision
The Industry Roundtable is a collaborative forum of Senior Advisors, who are industry experts and subject matter specialists, working together on strategic projects to advance Advanced Air Mobility initiatives. It is structured into task forces and working groups, each formed by Senior Advisors.
Gary Vermaak
Co-Founder Drone Logistics Ecosystem
-AAM Program Expert
Dassie van der Westhuizen, ENV SP, CPL, MSc
Aviation Planner, Mead & Hunt
- Sustainability Expert
Michelle Olson, APR
Managing Partner in Aerospace and Mobility
- Marketing Comm Expert
Nick Gunady, PhD Candidate in Aerospace
CEO of Aerovy Mobility
- Energy Optimize Expert
William Wimberly, UAS Pilot
Chief Revenue Officer, [Stealth Mode]
- Growth Capital Expert
Ricardo Apparicio
EVP Strategy, BEL-AIR MACHINING
- Supply Chain Expert
Chris Grazioso, UAS Pilot
Ops Lead, MassDOT Drones
- Emergency Response Expert
Jason Day
UAS Program Manager, TX
- Public Safety Expert
Vivan Amin, MBA
CEO of AerOrbit AI
- AAM Automation Expert
Chris Schaefer
UAS Customer Success, Phase One
- Drone Inspection Expert
Afema Ronnie, MSc, CPL
Sales & Biz Dev Director
- Aviation Sustainability Expert
Bob Waltz, PhD, FRAeS
Senior Director of Flight Ops, Sun Country Airlines
- Org Leadership Expert
Aaron Organ, MSc Transport
Consult, Aerial Innovation
- AAM Community Integration Expert
Don Berchoff, MS Nat'l Sec
CEO of TruWeather
- Weather Systems Expert
Amal Muse, MCRP, PMP
FAA Consultant, Guidehouse
- Space Transport Expert
Greg Dyer
Aviation Director, Jviation
- Federal Aviation Expert
Chris Byars, PMP
Program Integrator, Axient
- Project Management Expert
Jesus Hamilton Ortiz, PhD
CEO of CloseMobile R&D
- Telecommunications Engineering Expert
Andrew Koch, PhD Aviation
Engineering Psychologist, Naval Air War Center AD
- AAM STEM Outreach Expert
Rasha Alshami, MSc
CEO of LynePorts
- Vertiport Planning Expert
Stuart Ginn, MD
President, Coalition for Advanced Health Mobility
- Medical Innovations Expert
Eduardo Cristelo, LLM
Associate, Machado
- Aviation Law Expert
Andrew Mearns, MBA
BD Consultant, Multicopter Aerospace Consulting
- Go-to-Market Expert
Alistair Blundy
CEO of Skyrisks
- Mobility Insurance Expert
Bill Johnson, MBA, MA
Advisor, Women & Drones
- AAM Consulting Expert
Samantha Scully, UAS Pilot
Founder, Scully Staffing
- AAM Recruiting Expert
Kevin King
Founder & Product, Anatra
- Aviation Ecosystem Expert
Tom Dorl, USAF Col Ret.
CEO of Triad Solutions
- Helicopter Rescue Expert
Hector Pujadas, MBA
Independent Consultant
- Ops Excellence Expert
Shane Hughes, Lt Col, USAF
Strategy Integration Dir
- eVTOL & Mobility Expert
Mo Ashmawy, PRMG
Aviation Prog Mgr, AECOM
- Aviation Capital Expert
Joey Roberts
Innovation & Tech Manager, CrossFlight Sky Solutions
- Drone Content Expert
Keith Sarich, USN LCDR Ret.
Advisor, Airspace Exp Tech
- eVTOL Pilot Training Expert
Rita Castonguay-Hunt, MBA
Sr Mgr Flight Ops, Wingtra
- UAS Innovation Expert
Michael Hill, MCSE
Founder, Uncrewed Aerospace, Inc.
- Drone Tech Expert
Konrad Gorski, MSc Eng
Independent Consultant
- Drone Market Expert
Bukar Douglas
Co-Founder, Monday Jets
- Clean Energy Expert
Bruce Agnew
Customer Service Engineer, Polytronix
- Channel Account Expert
David Diamos, MEng, MBA
Independent Consultant
- Entry to Service Expert
Ben Petricevich
Founder, Aero One
- Aviation Energy Expert
Nicole Valentine, PMP
CEO of Genesis Aerospace
- Drone Detection Expert
Rob Knochenhauer, MEng
Director of Reg Aff, Censys
- UAS Regulatory Expert
Victor Mwamba
CEO of IYAA
- Airframe Mechanics Expert
James Dalo, MS System Eng
USN CDR Ret.
- Complex Problems Expert
Brett Northey
CEO of ACE VTOL
- QA / QC Expert
Sam Payne
Industrial Design, Fordyno
- VTOL Platform Expert
Neo Kok Beng, PhD, FRAeS
CEO of NEO Aeronautics
- Tech Innovation Expert
Brian Bomhoff, MBA
Founder & Exec Dir, Pilot Mental Health Campaign
- Sustainable Ops Expert
Chanjoo (Derek) Lee, RPC
Corporate Strategy Team Lead, Pablo Air
- Corporate Strategy Expert
John Jebamani
Program Specialist
- Aviation Safety Expert
Alexander Woodhead
Founder, Apera
- AAM Talent Expert
Stefan Hristozov, PhD
Joint European Drone Associations
- UAS/U-space Expert
Tomislav Lang, MBA
CEO of Flyv Bird
- AAM Management Expert
Zoya Agarwal, CPL, MBA
Founder, UdaanPari
- DE&I in Aviation Expert
Clint Ind, JD
Principal, Extollet
- UAS Legal Strategy Expert
Amit Choudhri, MS Comp Sc
Former COO of GEMS
- AAM Surveillance Expert
Domizio Valentini, MBA
Nominated Person Flight Operation, Volocopter
- UAM Operations Expert
Adrian Divecha
Founder, Pivotal Talent
- AAM Recruiting Expert
Dean Rudolph
AAM Practice Lead, Collinear
- Tech Engagement Expert
Sheryl Foo, MS Int'l Finance
Ecosystems Lead, NEOM
- AAM Innovation Expert
Supriyo Chatterjee, MA Econ
Mentor, MassChallenge
- AAM Consulting Expert
Ryan Rudolph
President, Edgehill Group
- Private Aviation Expert
Aliasgher Mhowwala
Technical Sales Specialist, DM-AirTech
- UAS Flight Ops Expert
Ashik Raju
AI Trainer, Outlier
- Aerospace Design Expert
Saverio La Francesca, MD
Founder & President, Longitude Mobility
- Cardiothoracic Surg Expert
Apoorav Kothadia, MSc
Biz Dev, CFEngineering
- Structural Eng Expert
Bruce Sawhill, PhD
Chief Science Officer, KinectAir
- Theoretical Physics Expert
Keenan Thomas, MAcc
Founder, Omega Consulting
- Digital Transform Expert
Edgar Valdez, JD
Senior Consultant, Deloitte
- Core Tech Ops Expert
Riccardo Cacelli
CEO of Vertiports Enterprise
- UAM Biz Strategy Expert
Kelsey Krupicka, MS FT Eng
GA, Nat'l Test Pilot School
- Vertical Propulsion Expert
Emmanuel Klissarov
Founder, Klissarov Design
- Vehicle Design Expert
Daniel Do
Flight Test Operator, Amazon Prime Air
- UAS Test Ops Expert
Markus Engelhart
Lead Drones and UAM, Umlaut Company
- Urban Air Mobility Expert
David Lewin
Air Advocacy Committee, AUVSI
- Counter Drone Expert
Daniel Salamanca
AAM Team Leader, ALG
- UAS & Cargo Drone Expert
Iain Coutts, MSc Transport
Mobility Consultant, Arcadis
- Aviation Planning Expert
Hosam Sobh
Client Engagement,
ITAérea Aero Biz School
- Aviation Manag Expert
Mark Trotter
Managing Director, Unified Aviation
- UAM Strategy Expert
Mike Rees
Founder & CTO, EchoBlue
- Tech Marketing Expert
Olga Davies
Co-Founder, Aerly
- AAM Innovation Expert
Billy Hayes
Supply Chain Risk Management, LMI
- Supply Chain Expert
Amad Malik
CTO, EUROCONTROL
- AAM Technology Expert
Fadi Srour
Business Analyst, ALG
- Business Analysis Expert
Mohamed Jarray
ATC Instructor, The Tunisian Civil Aviation
- Air Traffic Control Expert
Payal Satish
Chief Business Officer, Hunch Mobility
- Business Dev. Expert
Shailesh Chaturvedi
Strategic Development Specialist, AAM Association for Innovation
- Strategic Operation Expert
Jeffrey Mikel, JD
CA Licensed Attorney
- Personal Injury Expert
Denver Barrows, EaGLE
Senior Product Manager, Amazon EV Infrastructure
- Transportation Expert
Mahir Ibrahim, PhD
Engineering Lead, AeroVecto
-Systems Engineering Expert
Palash Basu, JD
Counsel, BACON & THOMAS
- Aerospace Innovation & Legal Strategy Expert
Bradley Mears, CPL (BVLOS)
Director, Aerial Intelligence
- AAM Development Expert
Salomon Kooper, LLM
CEO, Canopy Aircraft Advisory
- Aviation Compliancy Expert
Robert Lichter, JD
MA Licensed Attorney
- Intellectual Property Expert
Anointed Eyenor
Electromagnetic Propulsion
- Mechanical Design Expert
Sadiq Bandiya
Technical Advisor, Nigerian Airspace Manag. Agency
- Training Develop Expert
Ali Taleb
Co-Founder, Fawtal
- System Engineering Expert
Mark Berkowick
Associate Director of Executive Education, University of Arkansas
- Workforce Dev Expert
Donte Allen
NAS Tech Ops Manager, Air Traffic Organization (FAA)
- Infrastructure Cert Expert
Javier Diana López
Technical Programme Manager, EUROCAE
- Implementation Expert
Larissa Paganelli, ILS
Senior Associate, Kincaid
- Int'l Aviation Law Expert
Katherine Ayre, JD
Chair, Nat'l Aviation Group
- UAM & RAM Legal Expert
Giancarlo Silvestri, MRAeS
Former EUROCAE WG112 SG5 Lead
- UAS/AAM Infrastructure & Airspace Modern Expert
Tlotlego Maloka
Specialist Airport Civil Infrastructure, SACAA
- Infrastructure Eng. Expert
Vivek Mishra
CEO and Co-founder, Raphe mPhibr
- AAM Engineering Expert
Jason San Souci
Enterprise Drone Architect, Cognizant
- Neurodiversity Expert
Mike DiCosola
CEO, Drone Industry Systems Corporation
- AAM Ecosystem Expert
Aswanth Surendran
Managing Director, Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Systems Pvt Ltd
- Uncrewed Systems Expert
Jaime Brea
Branch Director,
ITAérea Aeronautical Business School
- Business Dev. Expert
Bechir Mathlouthi
Flight Operations Officer, Valljet
- ATM Engineering Expert
Carlos Pessanha
Regulatory Specialist, ANAC
- Airworthiness Expert
Francesco Mastrandrea, PhD
Managing Director, E-GAP Engineering
- Electric Mobility Expert
Adam Marriott
Chief of Unmanned Operation, Marriott Aerospace Technology AS
- Uncrewed Tech. Expert
Rune Gilberg Jensen
Director of Business Development, Vitulus
- Aviation Business Expert
Jakob Saalfrank
CEO, Grasshopper Air Mobility
- Logistics 4.0 Expert
Adrian Robin
Aviation Business Development, SBT
- Business Dev. Expert
Luca Mene
Sales Director, ADB Safegate
- System Engineering Expert
Anurag Acharya
Aviation Operations and Strategy Advisor
- Av. and Defence Expert
Radhe Nandan Upadhyay
UAV Technician & Pilot
Pigeon Innovative Solutions Llp
- Av. Engineering Expert
David Roush
Chief Executive Officer, TheDavidRoush.co
UAV/AAM Operations Expert
Jean-Chrsitophe Drai
Sales Lead EMEA, Volocopter
- AAM Biz. Dev. Expert
Daniel Melendez
Chief Transformation Officer Tech Leadership Lab
- Global Innovation Expert
Joanne Marques
Senior Advisor, Runway Strategies
- Public Policy Expert
Riad Chehayeb
Air Navigation and Surveillance Consultant
- Air Navigation Expert
Lucas Marchesini
Co-Founder, CEO & CTO, MANTA Aircraft SA
- AAM Development Expert
Jarek Zych
Director and Co-Founder, EA Maven
- Aviation Analysis Expert
Joel Klooster
Senior VP Aircraft Operations, Viasat
- AAM Operation Expert
Antonio Tantalo
Senior Fuel Systems Engineer, Airbus Protect
- Sustainability Expert
Bithash Bhasi
Airside Simulation planner, Artelia
- Airside Services Expert
Marsel Omeri, PhD
Airspace Specialist, Volocopter
- AAM Safety Expert
Sultana Abdi
Aviation Regulatory and Operation
- UAM Advocacy Expert
Ana Uribe Ruiz
President, San Fransisco Chapter, Women in Aviation
- Gender Equality Expert
Daniel Silvera
Director Académico, LUXARMI
- Aviation Dev. Expert
Joao Brilhante, MBA
Owner, Paxplan Aviation Consulting
- Infrastructure Expert
Tarfah Addughaishem
ATC OJT Instructor, Saudi Air Navigation Services
- ATC Training Expert
Ankit Sanan
CEO, ETAC Air Services
- AAM Framework Expert
Nihal Tezcan, MS
Sustainable Air Transport
University of Salford
- Int'l Aviation Contracts
Bhoomin Chauhan, PhD
Aviation Science,Florida Institute Tech, US
- Human Factor Ergonomics
Azfar Adeel Bhatti
Program Manager, Pakistan Air Force
- Aviation Operations Expert
Summer 2025
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