Episode #70: Aaron Pierce - Pierce Aerospace

Mr. Pierce was the Entrepreneur in Residence for the first Techstars Air Force Accelerator program and has a background in public safety - including as a volunteer EMT & UH-1H Huey helicopter crewmember. He is a FAA certified Part 107 pilot with significant UAS operations and policy experience. He has mentored US Army Futures Command & SOCOM C-UAS hackathons & guest lectured at the Eisenhower School for National Security. He’s been twice nominated as Indiana’s Entrepreneur of the year and is a Mitch Daniels Leadership Fellow. He holds a BA in English and is forecasted to graduate with an MS in GIS and Remote Sensing from Indiana University in Summer 2023.

Pierce Aerospace, a Techstars-backed company, is a Remote ID service provider focused on practical and robust integration of Remote ID services into the UAS ecosystem. Pierce Aerospace serves on the Drone Safety Team, ASTM F38 Committee on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, and the FAA’s Remote ID Cohort as an industry leader. Funds from the US Air Force and the State of Indiana support Pierce Aerospace’s Remote ID technology - previously nominated as Indiana’s Innovation of the Year by Techpoint and awarded first place in Remote ID technology at AUVSI’s Xcellence Awards. Pierce Aerospace is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, The Racing Capital of the World. Visit www.pierceaerospace.net.