{"id":"e78d411c-bdaa-4d15-92b3-9db235c4d0c9","slug":"john-purvis","name":"John Purvis","bioBrief":"CEO of Edge Autonomy (formerly UAV Factory), leading the company through its expansion into U.S. Army UAV contracts and production in Huntsville, Alabama. Previously served as CEO of Jennings Aeronautics (JAI), which was combined with UAV Factory by AE Industrial Partners to form Edge Autonomy. University of Colorado at Boulder alumnus.","priorExits":null,"nationality":"American","verificationPosture":"verified","aliases":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.suasnews.com/2022/07/edge-autonomy-to-deliver-penguin-unmanned-aerial-vehicles-to-the-us-army/","title":"John Purvis role","sourceName":"sUAS News"},{"url":"https://www.auvsi.org/news/edge-autonomy-to-expand-production-in-huntsville-alabama-3/","title":"Edge Autonomy to Expand Production in Huntsville, Alabama","sourceName":"AUVSI"},{"url":"https://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/2023/01/edge-autonomy-announces-new-chief-technology-officer/","title":"Edge Autonomy Announces New Chief Technology Officer","sourceName":"Unmanned Systems Technology"},{"url":"https://www.pehub.com/ae-industrial-partners-buys-jennings-aeronautics-combining-it-with-portfolio-company-uav-factory/","title":"AE Industrial Partners buys Jennings Aeronautics, combining it with UAV Factory","sourceName":"PE Hub"}],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","createdAt":"2026-08-10T05:02:04.889Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-10T16:16:48.523Z","educations":[],"companyRoles":[{"id":"cbd4c532-3485-46b6-8c4c-b3671178cbd9","personId":"e78d411c-bdaa-4d15-92b3-9db235c4d0c9","companyId":"1e39792b-f1d5-4a4a-8fe0-cb3bd4b01d2d","role":"ceo","roleTitle":"CEO","startDate":null,"endDate":null,"currentRole":false,"roleBasis":"verified_secondary","createdAt":"2026-08-10T05:02:05.668Z","company":{"slug":"edge-autonomy","name":"Edge Autonomy"}}],"boardRoles":[],"investorRoles":[],"foundings":[]}