Mark Groden is the Founder and CEO of Skyryse, a flight automation company transforming the aviation industry. Mark worked on an Air Force funded research project and built the first UAV of its kind at 16. He earned his PhD in sensor data fusion from the University of Michigan, and founded Skyryse in 2016. Under his leadership, Skyryse has raised a quarter billion dollars in capital, signed agreements with major aircraft OEMs, and inked a partnership with one of the largest air medical operators – all to advance the mission to make aviation simpler and safer for all.