Tony “Pooch” Pucciarella is a retired U.S. Navy Commander, serving as a Patrol Plane Mission Commander, Operational Test Pilot, VIP Pilot, and Aviation Engineering Duty Officer (AEDO). Before starting his career in the Navy, Tony received an aeronautical and astronautical engineering degree from The Ohio State University. He later received an MBA from Loyola University Maryland’s Executive Program. He is certified as an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) and is rated in aircraft ranging from the iconic B-25 to the fastest business jets flying today. Tony is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with extensive experience in managing projects of all sizes and complexities. He is an active multi-rotor and fixed-wing UAS Pilot with extensive experience in small and large UAS operations. Tony served as the Airspace Integration Certification Lead for the Navy's Triton UAS program and led the development of the program’s safety case for Sense and Avoid (SAA).

After his naval career, Tony flew as an International Captain for General Dynamics transporting senior leadership to various destinations around the world. Tony founded AlarisPro in 2015 to address the growing critical needs gap in the UAS Industry.

Mitchell “Mitch” Lock currently serves as CFO for Van’s Aircraft. Van’s is the world’s largest designer and manufacturer of homebuilt kit aircraft, having surpassed 12,000 completed aircraft. Prior to his role as CFO, he held the position of President from 2017 to 2021 where he made significant changes to the company’s business and manufacturing processes which resulted in dramatic improvements and expansion. Mitch began his time with Van’s in 2008 as the east coast rep for Van’s Aircraft where he was responsible for sales support, flight demonstrations, and builder/engineering support. He advanced quickly at Van’s to become an integral member of the company’s engineering group as a beta tester of new aircraft designs and systems.

Mitch has a unique perspective on aircraft engineering and aviation safety in that he has personally built, tested, and has flown nine models of the Van’s Aircraft lineup. His prior career spanned thirty-eight years in the electrical industry in the D.C. Metropolitan area. Beginning as an electrician, then engineer finally owning his own contracting firm for twenty-two years before retiring in 2014 to focus on aviation full time.

Mitch has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland.

Scott is the founder of Scott Plank Ventures, a propeller of visionary brands in the logistics and supply chain, medical and healthcare, and unmanned aircraft systems industries. Guided by a mission to better communities and improve lives, JSP Ventures has invested over $20 million of personally endowed capital to create lasting, positive change. Scott is co-founder, operating CEO and sole funder of two start-up companies, MissionGo and MediGo, which focus on transforming the world of transplantation logistics and resource management. Scott has been a key investor and early-stage advisor for multiple companies including WeWork, the Everfi online education platform and Levin Eyecare.

In 2012, Scott founded War Horse Cities to pursue his passion for urban community building through real estate development; neighborhood-based hospitality and retail; and community based philanthropic initiatives. War Horse Cities and the not-for-profit real estate development company, WHC Community Development Corp have developed and own a portfolio of real estate and hospitality companies in Baltimore, Virginia, and San Francisco. Prior to founding War Horse Cities, Scott used his business experience and financing skills to support his brother’s startup, Under Armour, investing $12,500 for approximately 15% of the company. In 2000, Scott joined Under Armour full-time and went on to build key pieces of the company. Before retiring from Under Armour in 2012, Scott was leading new business development which included about half of Under Armour employees and over 2 million square feet in the design development of the Under Armour campus, regional headquarters and distribution centers. Scott’s team eventually represented half of the 7,000 global UA teammates $600 million of $1.8 billion in revenue and almost 50% of the company profit.

Scott earned a BA in Urban Studies from the University of Maryland and earned his MBA in Finance in 1999 from the Kogod School of Business at the American University. He was named distinguished graduate from the University of Maryland’s Architecture and Planning school in 2019.

Mr. Flynn currently serves as Managing Director for DiamondStream  Partners, a firm that invests in and helps build travel-related companies, especially those about to benefit from the advent of hybrid-electric aviation. Mr. Flynn co-founded  Volaris (NYSE: VLRS), Mexico’s second largest airline. He also co-founded DiamondStream  Analytics, a travel analytics firm. He currently sits on the board of Sellar  Labs.  Mr. Flynn  helped form The Metropolitan Bank and build it to $1.3B in assets. Among other investments, Mr. Flynn  led the acquisition and turnaround of Victory Refrigeration which led to a 13x return for investors.

He previously was a Managing Director at  Bachow  & Associates, the then largest private equity fund in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with investors such as CalPERS and the Ford Foundation. At  Bachow, he identified, negotiated an investment in or acquisition of, built, grew, and sold companies in a variety of industries. Mr. Flynn  served as CEO of Innova Corporation (now Harris Corporation: HRS), a leading telecom equipment company that resulted in a 22x return for investors. Prior to  Bachow, he was a consultant at Bain & Company where he met Mr. Donovan. Mr. Flynn  also worked for DLJ in investment banking and GE Capital in finance.

He is a Beta Gamma Sigma graduate of Columbia Business School and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Williams College, and he also studied at the London School of Economics. He sits/sat on various public and private company boards of directors.