Robert Keele
Head of Legal/Compliance at Elroy Air
- Role
- Head of Legal & Compliance at Elroy Air
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Robert Keele
Generalist lawyer and executive with nearly 20 years of deep, worldwide experience in legal, policy, regulatory, and operational aspects of aerospace, AI / ML, crypto / blockchain, SaaS, quantum technologies, and software. Academic background in economics / math and foreign languages, with a primary legal focus before going in-house in intellectual property (litigation, counseling, valuation, transactions, and capital markets / M&A deals). Worked as VP of Sales at a SaaS startup before practicing law. Striving to be an amiable team member and leader focused on solving problems to get products to market while hewing to the company\'s good conscience. Committed to improving community via activity and legal work in areas like immigration and the environment. Also a pilot. Currently Head of Legal and Compliance at Elroy Air, an autonomous hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft startup that will revolutionize middle-mile logistics while minimizing emissions. Previously General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Head of Compliance for Airbus Silicon Valley working on Urban / Advanced Air Mobility, artificial intelligence / machine learning, digital design and manufacturing, autonomous electric aerial vehicles (eVTOL / flying taxis), blockchain / crypto, quantum sensing and computing, and UTM / ATM (air traffic management, including for uncrewed vehicles). Co-led activities in blockchain and quantum sensing / computing. Previously also General Counsel for Airbus subsidiary Voom, an on-demand helicopter booking platform (Uber for helicopters) that operated in four countries, shuttered due to COVID-19.
Experience
Head of Legal & Compliance
Jul 2023 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Education
Austro-American Institut
Study Abroad
Université catholique de Louvain
Exchange Program
New York University School of Law
Juris Doctor
Brigham Young University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
University of Cambridge
Master of Philosophy
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