Tech Talk 
with Blake Scholl 

Founder and CEO, Boom Supersonic

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About Blake Scholl:

Blake Scholl founded Boom Supersonic in 2014 with the goal of making high-speed travel mainstream and enabling a new world of human connection. Blake is passionate about tackling big problems which the world has overlooked. After seeing Concorde in a museum, he became captivated by the question: why had supersonic travel disappeared—and how could it return? Driven by curiosity and conviction, Blake dove into aerospace engineering from first principles, ultimately assembling a team that would bring the vision for Boom to life. As Boom’s founder and CEO, Blake focuses on uniting top talent across disciplines to solve one of the most complex engineering challenges of our time. He is passionate about tackling overlooked problems with global impact—and building the teams capable of solving them. Prior to founding Boom, Blake held leadership roles at Amazon and Groupon. He started his career at Amazon as a software engineer, where he developed software for personalized and automated merchandising, and by age 24, was responsible for initiatives that generated $300 million in revenue. Blake pioneered the automation of digital ad buying, enabling advertisers to build their own “long tail” by promoting niche products to relevant customers. Later, Blake was the first employee and director of product development at Kleiner-backed mobile startup Pelago. In 2010, he co-founded mobile technology startup Kima Labs, which was acquired by Groupon in 2012. Blake held multiple leadership positions under Groupon’s ownership before leaving to start Boom. Blake’s love of aviation started early—he grew up in suburban Cincinnati, where his parents took him to the airport to watch Cessnas take off and land. He began flying in college and holds a private pilot’s license with an instrument rating. Blake earned a BS in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University. He lives in Denver and continues to enjoy flying in his free time with his four children.

About Boom Supersonic:

Boom Supersonic’s mission is to make the world dramatically more accessible through flights that are faster, more affordable, more convenient, and more sustainable. 

Boom is developing Overture, the world’s fastest airliner, optimized for speed, safety, and sustainability. Overture will fly at twice the speed of today’s airliners and is optimized to run on up to 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Overture’s order book stands at 130 aircraft, including orders and pre-orders from American Airlines, United Airlines, and Japan Airlines. Boom is working with Northrop Grumman for government and defense applications of Overture. Suppliers and partners collaborating with Boom on the Overture program include Aernnova, Aciturri, Collins Aerospace, Eaton, Honeywell, Latecoere, Leonardo, Safran Landing Systems, Universal Avionics, and the United States Air Force.

Symphony™ is the purpose-built turbofan engine that will enable supersonic flight. The Boom-developed engine is supported by world-class suppliers including Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT), a Kratos company, Colibrium Additive, and StandardAero.

XB-1 is Boom’s technology demonstrator aircraft and the world’s first independently developed supersonic jet. First taking flight in March 2024, XB-1 completed a series of flight tests in Mojave, CA, culminating in successful supersonic test flights in January and February 2025. For more information, visit https://boomsupersonic.com.