About Zachary Adams
Zachary (Zach) Adams is CEO and a co-founder of Pitch Aeronautics, and he sits on its board. The Boise, Idaho, company makes line sensors, weather forecasting software and an installation drone for electric utilities. Since 2024 it has won two National Science Foundation grants and, in October 2026, a Department of Energy project with Ameren.
Before Pitch he flew the F-15E Strike Eagle as a U.S. Air Force pilot. A 2022 Purdue Engineering article says he started the company with Air Force colleagues.
Experience
This experience comes from official bios and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Zachary Adams in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.
Key Colleagues at Startups
The people Zachary Adams works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.
Zachary Adams in the News
- Bringing Weather Intelligence to the Grid: A Conversation with Ian Gibson, Co-Founder of Pitch Aeronautics
- Boise State, regional universities awarded grant to lead drone and robotics systems advancement
- 3 Idaho tech startups find success
- drone 'astria' has a rotating motor to keep it steady for inspection climbing
Sources
- SECPitch Aeronautics Inc Form D, filed May 22, 2026
- Company sitePress release, Aug 18, 2026: NSF award (Dr. Zach Adams, CEO and Co-Founder)
- Company sitePress release, Oct 17, 2025: Nexus Power partnership (Zach Adams, Co-Founder and CEO)
- University sitePurdue Engineering, 2022: PhD fighter pilot starts drone company
- Government siteIdaho Commerce, Feb 25, 2022: IGEM success story (company founded by Ian Gibson and Dr. Zach Adams)