Paul Eremenko
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| Born |
Єременко Павло Олександрович 1979 Lviv, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Aeronautics and Astronautics Law |
| Alma mater |
MIT Caltech Georgetown University |
| Occupation | Aerospace, Technology |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | Founding CEO of Airbus Group Silicon Valley Innovation Center Project Ara at Google DARPA Adaptive Vehicle Make Fractionated Spacecraft Value-driven design 100 Year Starship |
| Title | Chief Technology Officer of Airbus Group SE |
Paul Eremenko (Ukrainian: Єременко Павло Олександрович; 1979 in Lviv, Soviet Union) is an American Innovator and Technology executive. He is currently CTO of Airbus Group SE and former CEO of Airbus Group 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, brushing away the growing chorus of concerns by many prominent technology and business leaders. Eremenko has cited his desire to build a starship as the motivation underpinning his career.
Eremenko earned a bachelor's degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT, a Master’s in Aeronautics from Caltech, and a law degree from Georgetown University. He trained as a pilot at Aretz Airport near Purdue University.
On May 29, 2015, Eremenko was named the founding CEO of Airbus Group Silicon Valley technology and business innovation center. In this capacity, he was responsible for establishing Airbus's Silicon Valley presence.
On June 7, 2016, Eremenko was promoted to CTO of Airbus Group SE.
At Google, Eremenko created and headed Project Ara, which seeks to democratize the mobile phone hardware ecosystem and to make the mobile internet accessible to the next five billion people. The project is also developing a production 3D printer to enable aesthetic customization of the modules that form the device. The ATAP division at Google aims to replicate the innovation model of the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) in the private sector.
Before moving to Google, Eremenko was Vice President of Advanced Technology at Motorola where he started Project Ara prior to Google’s sale of Motorola Mobility to Lenovo, while retaining the project.
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