InterDrone 2019

Kathleen "Kat" Swain
Sr. Director of UAS
AOPA


Kat is responsible for leading the UAS “Drone” membership and programs at Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Kat joined AOPA in March 2016. Before joining AOPA, Kat was Vice President for Measure UAS, a technology startup providing commercial drone service to several business verticals. Prior to that, Kat worked in innovation for USAA Insurance, developing and leading one of the first insurance drone operations, and held various insurance leadership positions during her fifteen-year tenure. She graduated from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and holds a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from Grand Canyon University. Kat is Six Sigma trained and completed her Green Belt. Kat is a member and UAS pilot for a humanitarian drone organization, who volunteer drone service for search and rescue operations after disasters. She is an experienced commercial pilot, remote pilot and holds CFI, MEI, AGI, and Remote Pilot certificates.

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