@gawherry
Gretchen West has served the unmanned systems and drone industry over a decade and is an industry-leading advocate for commercial drones. Her most recent work was at San Francisco start-up DroneDeploy as the company’s Vice President of Business Development and Regulatory Affairs. Previously, Ms. West served as AUVSI’s Executive Vice President, overseeing AUVSI’s global business development, international growth, government relations and advocacy efforts for the unmanned systems industry.  Ms. West and her team at AUVSI were at the forefront of advocating for integration of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System. She also served as the AUVSI member on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) UAS Study Group. Ms. West currently serves on the Advisory Boards of Skyward, Nightingale Intelligent Systems and AeroCine and is an advisor on the board of the Drone World Expo.  She was formerly a member of Women in Aerospace (WIA) and the Association for Women Executives and Entrepreneurs (AWE).  Ms. West has an MBA from the George Washington University and a BA in leadership studies from the University of Richmond.