1/8/26

Taiwan, China and the Future of Drone Wars: Ellen Chang Part I

Ellen Chang is a deep-tech investor focused on the maritime and space domains. She is Managing Director at CapZone Impact Investments, and Co-Founder and Co-President of Wharton Aerospace. She served the U.S. Navy as an Intelligence Officer, later working on JP Morgan’s aerospace team and founding a B2B aviation parts sourcing startup. She spent 12 years at Northrop Grumman, holding leadership roles across systems engineering, program management, and advanced systems, with work spanning autonomous air and space platforms.

This episode covers:

- Taiwan and China geopolitics.

- Ukraine War as a preview of future drone warfare.

- Why Taiwan rapidly built a domestic drone industry.

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