Victoria Coleman is the chief executive officer of Acubed and the Airbus Silicon Valley Innovation Center, and head of North America research and technology for Airbus. In this role she leads disruptive R&D and partnerships in the U.S. and Canada on behalf of the Airbus Group, including its commercial, defense and space, and helicopter divisions. In her prior role, Coleman served as the 37th chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force. She was the chief scientific adviser to the secretary of the U.S. Air Force, the Air Force chief of staff, and the chief of space operations.
Coleman is a visiting professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, and serves as a special assistant to the dean of the College of Engineering. Coleman has more than 35 years of experience in computer science and technology, including as both an academic leader and industry executive.