# Ryan Gury: founder, Performance Drone Works

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Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Performance Drone Works (PDW), a U.S. defense drone manufacturer. Previously co-founded the Drone Racing League (DRL) in 2015 and served as its CTO, designing custom racing drones and pioneering radio technology to counter jamming. Holds a Guinness World Record for fastest drone piloted at Cunningham Park, Queens in 2017. Spun PDW out of DRL to focus on mission-versatile military unmanned aerial systems.

- **Nationality:** American
- **Verification posture:** reported

## Current roles (1)

- [Performance Drone Works](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/performance-drone-works.md) Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer (_reported, not verified_)

## Sources (4)

1. https://crunchbase.com
2. https://www.pdw.ai/company-leadership
3. https://theverticalspace.net/episode/101-ryan-gury-pdw-drones-innovation-and-lady-gaga
4. https://www.crunchbase.com/person/ryan-gury-b582


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