Victoria Coleman

Victoria Coleman
Official portrait, 2021
37th Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 6, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byRichard J. Joseph
22nd Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
In office
August 31, 2020 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded bySteven H. Walker
Succeeded byStefanie Tompkins

Victoria Stavridou-Coleman is currently serving as the 37th Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force. She took her oath of office on April 6, 2021, administered by the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.[1][2]

She served as the 22nd Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); the third woman to hold such a position since the agency's inception in 1958. She was appointed on August 31, 2020, and took her oath of office on September 24, 2020, administered by the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Michael Kratsios.[3][4][5][6][7] Her last day at the agency was January 20, 2021.[8]

  1. ^ "DR. VICTORIA COLEMAN". www.af.mil. March 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  2. ^ Everstine, Brian W. (April 7, 2021). "Coleman Takes Over as USAF's Chief Scientist". Air Force Magazine. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  3. ^ "Victoria Coleman Sworn In as 22nd DARPA Director". www.darpa.mil. U.S. Department of Defense - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  4. ^ "Department of Defense Announces New DARPA Director Dr. Victoria Coleman". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  5. ^ "Dr. Victoria Coleman - DIRECTOR, DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY". www.darpa.mil. U.S. Department of Defense - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  6. ^ Cohen, Rachel S. (2020-11-20). "Meet New DARPA Director Victoria Coleman". Air Force Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  7. ^ GCT (23 November 2020). "Greek-American Victoria Stavridou-Coleman Announced As New DARPA Director". Greek City Times. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  8. ^ "DARPA Changing Directors Again in Third Recent Shuffle". Air Force Magazine. 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-01-23.