Theresa A. Maldonado

Theresa A. Maldonado
Alma materMacon Junior College
Georgia Tech
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical engineering
InstitutionsAT&T Bell Laboratories
University of Texas at Arlington
National Science Foundation
Texas A&M University
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
University of Texas at El Paso
University of California
Doctoral advisorThomas K. Gaylord

Theresa Anna Maldonado is an American electrical engineer and academic administrator serving as the vice president for research and innovation at the University of California since 2020. She has served as the president-elect of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since March 2024.

Maldonado was the dean and Ritter Professor of Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso College of Engineering from 2017 to 2020. Maldonado was an administrator at the National Science Foundation for six years.