Uma Subramanian

Uma Subramanian is the CEO of Aero Technologies, a next generation premium air carrier for the experience economy.
Uma joined Aero in March 2019, and in just 12 months built an air carrier with operations in the US and Europe.
In its first summer of operation, Aero was gross margin positive, despite the global pandemic.
In addition to her work at Aero, Uma is a thought leader in next generation aviation, especially urban air mobility.
She sits on the advisory board of Volocopter GMBH and is a venture advisor to UP Partners, a pioneering urban air mobility fund.
Prior to Aero, Uma was the founding CEO of Voom.Flights, an Airbus company, which built the world’s first urban air mobility network with helicopters, and thus laid the foundation for electric VTOL networks In three years, Voom.Flights launched in São Paulo and Mexico City, and flew thousands of passengers on intracity routes.
By way of background, Uma holds an undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Uma is passionate about aerospace and has spent the majority of her career working in the industry: first on the space program at Northrop Grumman, then in M&A at Rolls-Royce and Ultra Electronics, and most recently at Airbus.
Uma believes that this is an extraordinary time in aviation and looks forward to building the future of flight.