Jeff Rodrian

Jeff Rodrian has served as the Vice President of AV Ventures since 2021 with a focus on creating a center for market-driven innovations by embracing a start-up best practices approach, along with engaging with the vibrant external start-up community to further AeroVironment’s strategic pursuits. Joining AeroVironment in 2010 as a Product Manager, Jeff was responsible for the development and market entry of their Wasp AE UAS. He also led the development of a wide range of novel large hybrid electric UAS for commercial and defense applications. As the General Manager of AeroVironment’s Commercial Information Solutions (CIS) business, he led the creation of a purely commercial-focused business with a drone and big data process ecosystem product offering.