Kate DeHoff

Part of Joby Aviation, Inc., Uber Elevate, Inc. is a company that aims to make flight demonstrations in 2020 and offer commercial flights to riders by 2023. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. Uber Elevate has partnered with various experienced manufacturers, including Hyundai Motor Group, Aurora Flight Sciences (now a subsidiary of Boeing), Bell, Embraer, Joby Aviation, Pipistrel Aircraft, Karem Aircraft, and Jaunt Air Mobility. Additionally, Uber Elevate has formed real estate partnerships with Hillwood Properties, Related, Macquire, Oaktree, and Signature. The company has also collaborated with NASA on the development of new unmanned traffic management concepts and urban air mobility technologies. Uber Elevate envisions electric vehicles traveling at speeds up to 200mph and expects the cost of an Uber Elevate ride to eventually be equivalent to an UberX trip of the same distance. The company was founded in 2016 by Mark Moore and Nikhil Goel, with Francois Pascal Chadwick as the CEO. Uber Elevate was acquired by Joby Aero, Inc., a subsidiary of Joby Aviation, Inc., from Uber Technologies, Inc. on December 08, 2020.

ICON Aircraft, Inc. operates as an aircraft design and production company. The firm's products include light sport aircraft and sport pilot license. The company was founded by Kirk Hawkins and Steen Strand in January 2005 and is headquartered in Vacaville, CA.

CoorsTek, Inc. manufactures and markets ceramics and precision seals. It offers research and development, custom manufacturing and design assistance services. The firm serves aerospace and defense, auto and transportation, chemicals, consumer and household, electronics and energy industries. The company was founded by Adolph Coors in 1872 and is headquartered in Golden, CO.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP provides legal services. Its areas of practices include corporate, litigation, banking and credit, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, private funds, intellectual property, restructuring and bankruptcy, and tax. The firm serves the energy, financial services, healthcare, insurance and reinsurance, technology, retail, defense, education and transportation industries. The company operates through its offices located in Beijing, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, São Paulo, Seoul, Tokyo and Washington, DC. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.