Paul Eremenko
Paul Eremenko | |
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| Born | Pavlo Oleksandrovych Eremenko 1979 (age 45–46) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.S. (aeronautics and astronautics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. M.S. (aeronautics), California Institute of Technology. J.D. (law), Georgetown University. |
| Occupation(s) | Aerospace, Technology |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | Founding CEO of Airbus Silicon Valley Innovation Center Project Ara at Google DARPA Adaptive Vehicle Make Fractionated Spacecraft Value-driven design 100 Year Starship |
| Title | Former Chief Technology Officer of United Technologies Corporation |
Paul Eremenko (born 1979, born Pavlo Oleksandrovych Eremenko) is a Ukrainian American innovator and technology executive. He was formerly the Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of United Technologies Corporation. Earlier, he served as the CTO of Airbus, and former CEO of Airbus Silicon Valley innovation center. He is a former Google executive and head of Google's Project Ara, an effort to create an open, modular smartphone platform. Eremenko was named one of the Top-10 Tech Leaders of 2015 in FORTUNE Magazine. Eremenko has also come out as a strong proponent of artificial intelligence and autonomy research. Eremenko has cited his desire to build a starship as the motivation underpinning his career.