Sally French: The Drone Girl

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Sally French is a thought-leader and industry expert in the world of drones. In 2013, she launched what started as a humble blog to document her drone videos, The Drone Girl, and has since grown into an internationally-known website documenting the drone industry.

Professionally, she is a journalist writing about travel and loyalty rewards programs for NerdWallet. She joined NerdWallet from The New York Times, where she wrote about travel and personal finance for the print edition as well as its sister site, Wirecutter.

Her drone coverage has earned her the title of Fortune Magazine's Most Influential Women in Drones, and she has spoken at dozens of conferences and to media about the latest developments in drones, including Harvard Business School, South by Southwest and at international events including Australia's World of Drones Congress and Drones Middle East in Abu Dhabi.

She has a Bachelor's of Journalism in Investigative Photojournalism and a Bachelor's of Arts in German. Her work has been published in the BBC, the Economist, CNN, NBC, NPR, and the San Francisco Chronicle, and she has also helped numerous media outlets through her work in data journalism at the non-profit organization Investigative Reporters and Editors.

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