Primary Job Title Founder Primary Organization 
Zunum Aero
Location Redmond, Washington, United States Regions Greater Seattle Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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Matt Knapp is the Founder at Zunum Aero. A certified flight instructor with a passion for all things aviation, he was building rockets and model airplanes at 5 and got a pilot’s license at 17. Matt followed his interest to a BS and MS in Aerospace Engineering at MIT. Prior to founding Zunum Aero, he was Lead Designer for the Javelin
high-performance jet and Lead Aerodynamicist for Pioneer Rocketplane’s spacecraft. He has also consulted across major aircraft OEMs, NASA, and DARPA. Today, when he’s not working, you might find him teaching others how to fly, or on a mountain peak admiring the effortless, silent flight of eagles.
