About
Pedro Meneses is Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Visionary at Aerialoop, a drone technology company focused on urban logistics and large-scale surveillance, where he previously served as CEO for five years. Originally from Ecuador, he studied Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, worked on designs at BE Aerospace and Gulfstream, earned an MBA from UPM, and holds several patents. He founded the Aerospace Engineering program at USFQ, has taught aerospace seminars at Stanford, and has launched additional ventures including Construsupply and BurgerLab while investing in startups such as Provedatos and Levelapp.
Co-Founder & CEO at Aerialoop
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Co-founders at Aerialoop
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Andreas AntenerCo-Founder & CTO
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Santiago BarreraCo-Founder & COO
Experience
- AerialoopCo-Founder, Chairman and Chief Visionarycurrent2025 — present
- AerialoopCo-founder CEOcurrent2020 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Meneses ConstructoresCo-founder Directorcurrent2008 — present
- TrivoECCo-founder Directorcurrent2016 — presentQuito Canton, Pichincha, Ecuador
- Stanford UniversityDrone Design Keynote Speaker2020 — 2024United States
- IdukayInvestor2018 — 2023Quito Canton, Pichincha, Ecuador
- ProvedatosInvestor Director2016 — 2020Quito Canton, Pichincha, Ecuador
- Latitude Aerospace SolutionsCofounder CDO2016 — 2019Quito
- Universidad San Francisco de QuitoFounder Aerospace Engineering Program2007 — 2016
- Galapagos UAVCofounder Director2010 — 2016Quito-Galapagos
- Adam AircraftDirector Of Product Design2005 — 2007Denver, Colorado, United States
- B/E AerospaceLead Designer2003 — 2005
Skills & more
Product DevelopmentProduct DesignFuture TrendsEarly Stage Investment5Executive Team5Airplane4Aerospace EngineeringDronesDirector levelBusiness DevelopmentReal EstateProject Management
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Lean StartupSystems EngineeringAerospaceAircraftMaterialsCompositesAerodynamicsProblem SolvingNegotiationStrategic ThinkingIndustria aeroespacialMateriales compuestosLanguages Español · Inglés
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- Who is Pedro Meneses?
- Pedro Meneses is Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Visionary at Aerialoop, a drone technology company focused on urban logistics and large-scale surveillance, where he previously served as CEO for five years. Originally from Ecuador, he studied Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, worked on designs at BE Aerospace and Gulfstream, earned an MBA from UPM, and holds several patents. He founded the Aerospace Engineering program at USFQ, has taught aerospace seminars at Stanford, and has launched additional ventures including Construsupply and BurgerLab while investing in startups such as Provedatos and Levelapp.
- Where does Pedro Meneses work?
- Pedro Meneses is Co-Founder & CEO of Aerialoop.
- What companies did Pedro Meneses found?
- Pedro Meneses founded Aerialoop.
- Where did Pedro Meneses go to school?
- Pedro Meneses studied at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Bachelor, Ing. Aeroespacial); Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Master, Gerencia de Proyectos); Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Master, Administración de Empresas).
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