Shannon Pilcher


Shannon Pilcher is a multiple-time world champion skydiver, educator, and entrepreneur who has spent 27 years traveling the globe and living a life of purpose. As a two-time formation skydiving world champion, he has coached hundreds of jumpers in the science and art of 4-way.
As a co-founding member of the PD Factory Team, he has amassed three world records and numerous world medals. Also, with the PDFT, he co-pioneered descents of some of the world’s most iconic mountain peaks, including the Italian Dolomites, French Alps, Norwegian fjords, the Grand Canyon, and the Nepali Himalayas.
As a co-founding member of Flight-1, he has taught thousands of civilian and military canopy pilots, helping to usher in a paradigm-shifting culture of canopy safety around the world. Shannon has dedicated the last five years of his journey to coaching multi-national leadership teams and their leaders to reach their highest potential.
He holds a Master’s in Organization Development form American University and a Bachelor’s in Building Construction from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He lives in DeLand, Florida with his wife and 5-year-old daughter, and spends his summers in Israel with his wife’s family.
Born: April 1, 1971
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