Red Cat delivers mission-ready solutions across all domains in defense and security. Our platforms include the Black Widow short range reconnaissance drone from Teal Drones, the Edge 130 extended short range UAS from FlightWave, and the Variant 7 uncrewed surface vessel from Blue Ops. Together, these integrated technologies give forces decisive capabilities in the air, on land, and at sea—meeting the demands of modern conflict with a unified approach. By advancing interoperability across domains, Red Cat ensures operators are equipped to outpace evolving threats.
Red Cat is rooted in innovation and developing robotic solutions that make a difference in people's lives.
We are determined to provide our customers with advanced tools that are user friendly, rugged, and high quality.
Our intelligence ecosystem will grow through partnerships with other leading technology companies.
We are a community of doers who thrive on solving complex problems through hard work, agility, and ingenuity.
We believe that success is a result of cultivating a community of respect, diversity, and support for our stakeholders.
We are accelerating the industry through advances in drone technology, manufacturing, and piloting to transform the way we live and work.
Our strong balance sheet, strategically targeted acquisitions, and technology partnerships enable us to grow and innovate at an accelerated rate. This also allows us to focus our efforts on developing the best drone intelligence solutions for US defense and security forces and our NATO allies.
CEO
RED CAT
Thompson is a serial tech entrepreneur who has led companies from the startup phase to successful exits and IPOs. Founder of EdgeNet, a private ISP, and co-founder of Towerstream, a wireless service provider (public 2007 NASDAQ). In 2018 he founded Red Cat, the company at the forefront of providing solutions for the rapidly growing commercial and recreational drone industries.
CRO
RED CAT
A graduate of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Geoff is the Chief Revenue Officer of Red Cat. He is a 22-year veteran of USAF Special Operations with extensive experience in ground operations and intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR). Most recently, he served as Vice President of Business Development at Vantage Robotics and was responsible for establishing U.S. government and international business relationships with a focus on penetrating new market segments to support sales growth. Prior, he spent over 16 years at AeroVironment, initially as Director of Flight Operations, where he was responsible for training and equipping flight operations personnel to conduct training and operations globally, and later as Director of International Business Development, where he was responsible for major international market segments/regions. Geoff was named CRO after having served as the General Manager of Teal Drones where he managed and coordinated efforts relating to scaling the production of Black Widow™ to support the U.S. Army Short Range Reconnaissance Award and Red Cat’s global customer base.
COO
RED CAT
Chris Ericson has extensive finance, accounting and public company reporting experience. Prior to his appointment as Red Cat’s Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Ericson served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since March 2025. Previously, Mr. Ericson was the Head of Finance and Accounting at Western Steel Buildings, where he played a pivotal role in scaling financial operations and optimizing compliance and governance structures to support rapid business growth. Mr. Ericson’s experience also includes 11 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers, and senior finance roles at Nu Skin Enterprises, where he served as Chief Audit Executive, VP of Business Development, and VP of Finance for its agriculture technology division. Mr. Ericson is a Certified Public Accountant and has a Master of Accountancy degree and Bachelor of Science in Accountancy degree from Brigham Young University.
