Nathan Ruff

President

About Me

As President, Nathan brings 10 years of experience in the UAS industry and over 20 years of experience in strategy and operations at Fortune 500 companies globally. Nathan co-founded UASidekick to meet the needs of early-adopter drone pilots to fly safely and to obtain controlled airspace authorization quickly and easily. After the acquisition of UASidekick by AirWise Solutions. Nathan was promoted to the position of President at AirWise, where he continues his passion of enabling safe and inclusive airspace.

Nathan was educated at Brown University, Georgetown University and the Institute of d’Etudes Politiques and is certified in as an FAA Part 61 Private Pilot, FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot, USPA Skydiver and USPPA Power Paraglider. He is an original member of the FAA Unmanned Aircraft Safety Team (Drone Safety Team), NASA’s UTM Data Exchange Working Group, the FAA UAS in Controlled Airspace Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC), SIA Public Safety and Autonomous Security Robotics Working Groups.