Carl Dietrich

Job title: 
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer
Department: 
Jump Aero
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Carl founded Jump Aero to help first responders get to the scene of an emergency as fast as possible. Prior to Jump, he led the flying car company Terrafugia from founding through acquisition by the Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. He served Terrafugia as CEO, CTO, and as a board director for 13 years. He is the current Chairman of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association committee on Simplified Vehicle Operations. He is the inventor or co-inventor on multiple issued patents and patents pending and has won numerous awards including Aviation Week and Space Technology’s 40 under 40 and the Lemelson-MIT student prize. Carl received his bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT.

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