BOOM SUPERSONIC
MISSION
To make the world dramatically more accessible
When we fly twice as fast, cities rarely visited become major travel destinations. We can attend meetings in far-off places and return for evenings with loved ones. Global leaders can solve crises in-person and children grow up in a world where nothing is foreign.
A new travel standard
We’re building a faster, more affordable, and convenient future for travel, so you can spend more time where it matters.
“I’ll know we’ve succeeded when high-speed flight is considered normal.”
Blake Scholl
FOUNDER & CEO, BOOM SUPERSONIC
Management team
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Blake Scholl
Founder & CEO
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Kathy Savitt
President & Chief Commercial Officer
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Joe Massaquoi
Chief Financial Officer
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Barb Bidan
Chief People Officer
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Brian Durrence
SVP, Overture Development
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Julie Valk
VP, Commercial Development & Operations
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Troy Follak
VP, Engineering & Overture Chief Engineer
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Rachel Devine
VP, Legal & Policy
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Tracy Bevington
VP, Customer, Fleet and Revenue Strategy
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Darius Ehteshami
VP, XB-1 Program
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Mike Cosenza
VP, Information Technology
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Megan Young
VP, Marketing
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Chris Eoyang
VP, Business Development & Global Projects
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Joe Salamone
Principal Acoustics Engineer
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Erika Kelleher
Head of Talent Acquisition
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Ben Murphy
Head of Sustainability Policy
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Greg Krauland
Chief Engineer, XB-1
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Bill "Doc" Shoemaker
Chief Test Pilot
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Mike Jagemann
Head of XB-1 Production
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Chris "Duff" Guarente
Test Pilot
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Michael Sizemore
Head of Design
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Jeff “Legs” Mabry
Chief Flight Test Engineer
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Erin Young
Lead Engineer, Mechanical Systems
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Nick Sheryka
Principal Engineer, Flight Test
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Tom Peters
Director of Aircraft Certification
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Michael Reid
Lead Engineer, Systems
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Jeff Bozarth
Lead Engineer, Avionics
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David Hunter
Director of Software Engineering
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Ryan Snell
Lead Engineer, Structures
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Ryan Bocook
Manufacturing Engineering Leader
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Tom Grindle
Crew Chief
Advisory council
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Tim Brown
Executive Chair, IDEO
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Phil Condit
Former Chairman and CEO, The Boeing Company
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Dan Javorsek
Flight Test Safety, United States Air Force
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Dr. Mark J. Lewis
Executive Director of NDIA Emerging Technologies Institute
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Lourdes Maurice
Former FAA Office of Environment and Energy
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Tekedra Mawakana
Co-CEO of Waymo
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Andrea Morgan
Founder & Managing Principal, Morgan Advising
Board members
Jeff Holden
Co-founder of Atomic Machines
Jeff Holden is the co-founder of Atomic Machines and former Chief Product Officer at Uber. Holden founded the Advanced Technology Group that developed Uber’s self-driving technology, led the development of Uber Eats, and spearheaded the Uber Elevate urban air transportation initiative. As co-founder and CEO of Pelago, he brought Amazon-like recommendation technology to the real world to help people discover and experience the best their cities have to offer. Earlier in his career, Holden led the development of Amazon Prime as SVP of Consumer Applications.
Liz Huebner
Former Chief Financial Officer of Getty Images
Liz Huebner is the former Chief Financial Officer of Getty Images, Primus Knowledge Solutions, and Fluke Corporation. She is an expert in financial auditing, corporate governance, and M&A, who brings more than 35 years of experience to Boom as chair of the audit committee. Throughout her career, Huebner has played a key advisory role in the growth and expansion of iconic companies, serving on the board of Blue Apron, Recreational Equipment, Inc., and the Pacific Northwest chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors. She also serves as the Audit Committee of Curology, a private company.
Zia Huque
General Partner of Prime Movers Lab
Zia Huque is the General Partner of Prime Movers Lab (PML), an investment firm focused on breakthrough scientific startups in energy, transportation, infrastructure, and more. As a specialist in growth stage investing, Huque focuses his time on maximizing operational efficiency for fast-growing companies. Prior to PML, Huque served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. He has held a number of executive finance roles on Wall Street, as well as in investment banking, sales, and trading functions.
Ray O. Johnson
Former Chief Technology Officer of Lockheed Martin
Dr. Ray O. Johnson served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the Lockheed Martin Corporation for 9 years, where he directed engineering, technology, production operations, global supply chain, program management, and logistics and sustainment. He led more than 70,000 people, working on more than 4,000 programs, that provided some of the nation’s most vital security systems. Currently, he operates as an international business and strategy consultant, supporting a range of technology-related companies and high-growth aerospace organizations. Dr. Johnson is a full Academician of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and a fellow of several engineering organizations including the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). He holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology.
Jacqueline D. Reses
CEO of Post House Capital
Jacqueline D. Reses is the CEO of Post House Capital. Prior, she ran Square Capital, part of Square Inc., where she transformed the ability for the smallest businesses in the U.S. to access credit. Reses has operated as both the Chief Development Officer for Yahoo and the head of the US media group at Apax Partners, one of the largest global private equity firms. She is the current Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and serves on the Board of Advisors for Affirm, Wish (Context Logic), and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Reses received a bachelor’s degree in economics with honors from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
