Where does Ian Villa work?

Ian Villa is Co-Founder, COO, CPO of Whisper Aero.

What companies did Ian Villa found?

Ian Villa founded Whisper Aero, Whisperaero.

Where did Ian Villa go to school?

Ian Villa studied at Stanford University (Master of Science (MS), Aeronautics and Astronautics); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Architecture and Systems Engineering: Models and Methods to Manage Complex Systems); University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management (Elevate Leader Series | The Strategic Leader).

Ian Villa

Founder

Co-Founder, COO, CPO at Whisper Aero

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

FoundedWhisper Aero Whisperaero

30 Under 30 2022 · Manufacturing & Industry

Co-Founder, COO, CPO at Whisper Aero

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Whisper Aero's investors · 8

Abstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checks · since 2023 Aero X VenturesWinston Salem · $500K – $3M checks · since 2023 Launch TennesseeNashville · since 2023 Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks · since 2023 Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2023 Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2023 Service Provider CapitalVail · since 2023 U.S. Air Forcesince 2020

Co-founders at Whisper Aero

Mark MooreCo-Founder, CEO

Experience

Whisper AeroCOO & Chief Product Officercurrent2021 — presentNashville Metropolitan Area
ToneAcoustic Strategycurrent2025 — presentNashville Metropolitan Area
University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleAdvisory Boardcurrent2023 — present
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE, INC. (THE)Board Member2023 — 2026
Starburst AerospaceIndustry Mentor2021 — 2022
On DeckDeep Tech Founding Fellow2021 — 2022
Joby AviationProduct Strategy Lead2021San Francisco Bay Area
UberHead of Strategy2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
UberHead of System Simulation2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
UberVehicle Partner & Strategic Modeling Lead2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
UberVehicle Systems Performance Engineer2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
Northrop Grumman CorporationAeronautical Engineer2015 — 2017Space Park, CA
Lockheed MartinCollege Technical Sr. Intern2014Fort Worth, TX
Farhat Research GroupResearch Assistant2011 — 2013Stanford University
CMSoft, Inc.Software Engineer Intern2013Palo Alto, CA
Silicon Valley Space Business RoundtableEvent Coordinator2013Palo Alto, CA
BluFlame Technology, Inc.Co-Founder2011 — 2013Manhattan Beach, CA
Stanford Solar CarCFD Specialist2012Stanford University
Army High Performance Computing Research CenterResearch Intern2011Stanford University

Skills & more

Aircraft DesignProgram ManagementConceptual DesignCFDFinite Element AnalysisProject ManagementResearchData AnalysisMatlabC++ANSYSLaTeX

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Microsoft OfficeSolidworksPythonJavaFinal Cut ProCPowerPointMicrosoft ExcelSolidWorksMicrosoft PowerPointMDAOICEM CFD

Languages English · Korean · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ian Villa?: Co-Founder, COO, CPO at Whisper Aero
Where does Ian Villa work?: Ian Villa is Co-Founder, COO, CPO of Whisper Aero.
What companies did Ian Villa found?: Ian Villa founded Whisper Aero, Whisperaero.
Where did Ian Villa go to school?: Ian Villa studied at Stanford University (Master of Science (MS), Aeronautics and Astronautics); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Architecture and Systems Engineering: Models and Methods to Manage Complex Systems); University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management (Elevate Leader Series | The Strategic Leader).

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