Darren Pleasance

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Darren Pleasance is currently the President & Chief Executive Officer at Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association.
He is also a Director at Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. and a Venture Partner at UP Partners Management Co. LLC.
Previously, he worked as the Managing Director at Google LLC from 2012 to 2018.
Prior to that, he was an Associate at Nanco Enterprises, Inc. from 1990 to 1995 and a Partner at McKinsey & Company Holdings Ltd. from 1998 to 2012.
Mr. Pleasance holds an MBA from Anderson School of Management, which he obtained in 1995.
He also completed his undergraduate degree from UC Santa Barbara College of Engineering in 1988.

Darren Pleasance active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides advice and support services to aviation industry	Director/Board Member	-
UP Partners Management Co. LLC UP Partners Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance UP Partners invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the technology sector. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Private Equity Investor	-
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates an air safety association	Chief Executive Officer	01/01/2025

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Former positions of Darren Pleasance

Companies	Position	End
Google LLC Google LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as an online search engine company	Private Equity Investor	01/11/2018
McKinsey & Company Holdings Ltd. McKinsey & Company Holdings Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment holding company	Private Equity Investor	01/08/2012
Nanco Enterprises, Inc.	Private Equity Investor	01/06/1995

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Private companies	8
Google LLC Google LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as an online search engine company	Technology Services
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates an air safety association	Commercial Services
Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides advice and support services to aviation industry	Commercial Services
Nanco Enterprises, Inc.
Anderson School of Management Anderson School of Management Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
McKinsey & Company Holdings Ltd. McKinsey & Company Holdings Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment holding company	Finance
UP Partners Management Co. LLC UP Partners Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance UP Partners invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the technology sector. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Finance
UC Santa Barbara College of Engineering UC Santa Barbara College of Engineering Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services