Brian L.hinman

Mr. Hinman currently serves as the CEO of Levitate Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition corporation he cofounded in February 2021. Throughout his 37-year career. He has been a prolific entrepreneur, executive, venture capitalist, engineer and inventor.

Previously, Mr. Hinman co-founded four successful telecommunication companies, three achieving revenues of more than $500M per year; has led two successful IPOs; and as an inventor, has more than 50 issued US patents, and several pending applications. The fields of his inventions include: wireless and wireline telecommunications, antenna design, photovoltaic systems, optical design, industrial design (including the iconic Polycom speakerphone), electric aircraft design and charging systems for electric aircraft.

Mr. Hinman currently operates Clover Aviation and HiveSpot, as intellectual property holding businesses with a focus on advanced aerial mobility and electric aircraft charging solutions, respectively. Mr. Hinman earned his BSEE from the University of Maryland with a SMEE from MIT.