Blake Scholl

About

Blake Scholl is the visionary founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, a Denver-based aerospace company he launched in 2014 to revive commercial supersonic travel with sustainable, mainstream-accessible flights—culminating in 2025 when the XB-1 demonstrator became the world's first independently developed supersonic jet to break the sound barrier multiple times, achieving Mach 1.18 and pioneering "Boomless Cruise" technology for quieter overland flight. Inspired by a museum visit to Concorde and self-taught aerospace principles, Scholl—a Carnegie Mellon BS in Computer Science graduate and private pilot—pivoted from Silicon Valley successes: starting as an early Amazon engineer inventing automated ad systems driving billions in revenue, co-founding mobile startup Kima Labs (acquired by Groupon), and holding leadership roles at Groupon and Pelago. With orders for 130 Overture airliners from United, American, and Japan Airlines—designed for Mach 1.7 on 100% sustainable aviation fuel and targeting service by 2030—plus innovations like the Superpower natural gas turbine for AI data centers, Scholl is engineering faster global connectivity, defending U.S. leadership in aviation, and proving private innovation can conquer decades-old barriers for a high-speed, net-zero future.