Louis Riordan

Louis Riordan is a U.S. Air Force veteran who served as a C-17 Loadmaster.

He deployed to Qatar on two combat deployments and traveled to over 25 countries. During this time, he was involved in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Inherent Resolve. Within these operations he delivered over four million pounds of cargo and over 1000 warfighters and received an air medal with a bronze oak leaf cluster. He was also involved in a gear-up landing in Afghanistan in October 2020, when his C-17 Globemaster had a nose cone landing gear malfunction, and the crew was forced to make a gear-up landing.

After four years in the service, he relocated to his hometown in Boca Raton, Florida, to pursue his college degree. During this time, he worked as a sales partner, where he built client relationships and sold coffee to many of the Cuban coffee roasters off Calle Ocho in Miami.

Mr. Riordan eventually relocated to the metro-Atlanta area and is currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree in business administration with a focus in finance. He graduates in May 2025.