Q&A: SkyTL CEO Rocio Frej Vitalle

Rocio Frej Vitalle began her career in aerospace engineering and government contracting, but a desire to build faster and have a more direct impact led her down a different path, one that now stands at the intersection of advanced modeling, emergency response, and climate resilience. As the founder and CEO of SkyTL, she’s built a platform that transforms how we predict, respond to, and prevent natural disasters by fusing live data from satellites, drones, sensors, and responders into usable, real-time intelligence. In this Q&A, Rocio shares how a grad school idea at the University of South Florida turned into a nationally backed company, how her technology is already saving lives and reducing liability, and what she envisions for the future of climate disaster response.