Omer Bar-Yohay

Omer Bar-Yohay is an Israeli entrepreneur, founder, and former CEO of Eviation Aircraft, maker of Alice, the world's first all-electric commuter aircraft that flew in late 2022. Omer has had over a decade-long military career in Israel, followed by work in the defense and auto industry in Israel and Italy. As a student of both history and physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Omer has been a prolific thinker, storyteller, and pathfinder in the early days of the electric aviation sector. Collaboratively and openly leading the way for new alliances in performance matrices and certification paths through his involvement in GAMA and the different standard committees that created a new path to certify electric planes. Omer has significantly contributed to the advancement of electric and eVTOL aircraft technology. His leadership and innovation have earned him recognition in the industry, and he is highly regarded for his contribution to sustainability and the future of aviation. He finally joined the VTOL race as the leader of the global activity of Autoflight, developing a lift and cruise configuration eVTOL. He was the awarded of the inaugural SAE Sustainable Aviation Award in Honor of Remesh Agawal in 2023. Today, Omer leads DataBlanket, a ground breaking AI company, creating autonomous airborne systems to support wildland fire suppression.