Full Name
Christopher Todd
Job Title
Executive Director
Company
AIRT (DRONERESPONDERS)
Speaker Bio
Christopher Todd is the Founder and Executive Director of AIRT (Airborne International Response Team), the leading 501(c)3 non-profit organization supporting the use of uncrewed and autonomous technology for public safety, emergency services, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief (HA/DR). AIRT is the official home of the Drones For Good® and AAM For Good℠ programs designed to highlight the positive benefits of advanced aviation for communities and stakeholders of all sizes. AIRT is also the home of the DRONERESPONDERS program, supporting more than 15,000 public safety and emergency services organizational members from over 85 countries around the globe, and the DRONERESPONDERS state working group model which includes the Florida Public Safety Coordination Group (FLOGRU) supporting over 500 drone operators representing more than Florida government agencies, and the newly launched Texas Public Safety Coordination Group (TEXGRU) which was announced in 2025.
Through its AAM For Good℠ program launched in 2025, AIRT is exploring the many ways advanced air mobility and related technology can serve communities for public safety and emergency services operations. AAM For Good will highlight use cases, success stories, and other developments that advance the aviation sector in this regard. Mr. Todd is also the Founder and President of Airborne Response, a division of Safe Pro Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ: SPAI), where he overseesthe company's business operations and strategic partnerships. His focus includes emergency management, disaster operations, public safety, homeland security, critical
infrastructure protection, counter-UAS (C-UAS), and their combined intersection with uncrewed and autonomous systems across the air, ground, and maritime domains.
Chris a FAA-certified Remote Pilot, USCG licensed master for vessels not more than 100 gross tons, and Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) who also serves as a command staff member of the Southeast Florida All-Hazards Incident Management Team (SE FL AHIMT), based at the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Department in Florida. He holds an Executive Master of Professional Studies (EMPS) degree in Emergency and Disaster
Management from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., as well as a Certificate in Critical Infrastructure Protection from TEEX. He completed graduate coursework in crisis communications at
Northwestern University and holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Drake University.
Through its AAM For Good℠ program launched in 2025, AIRT is exploring the many ways advanced air mobility and related technology can serve communities for public safety and emergency services operations. AAM For Good will highlight use cases, success stories, and other developments that advance the aviation sector in this regard. Mr. Todd is also the Founder and President of Airborne Response, a division of Safe Pro Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ: SPAI), where he overseesthe company's business operations and strategic partnerships. His focus includes emergency management, disaster operations, public safety, homeland security, critical
infrastructure protection, counter-UAS (C-UAS), and their combined intersection with uncrewed and autonomous systems across the air, ground, and maritime domains.
Chris a FAA-certified Remote Pilot, USCG licensed master for vessels not more than 100 gross tons, and Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) who also serves as a command staff member of the Southeast Florida All-Hazards Incident Management Team (SE FL AHIMT), based at the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Department in Florida. He holds an Executive Master of Professional Studies (EMPS) degree in Emergency and Disaster
Management from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., as well as a Certificate in Critical Infrastructure Protection from TEEX. He completed graduate coursework in crisis communications at
Northwestern University and holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Drake University.
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