Biography

Paul Eremenko joined the Board in April 2026. He is a highly accomplished executive and technologist with extensive experience leading advanced engineering, research and development, and innovation across multiple industries. He is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of P-1 AI, a company focused on developing agentic AI for complex systems engineering. From 2020 to 2024, Eremenko was CEO of Universal Hydrogen Co., a hydrogen aviation company which flew the world's largest fuel cell-powered passenger airliner. Previously, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at United Technologies Corporation (UTC) and Chief Technology Officer at Airbus. He also previously served at DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, first as a Program Manager, and later as the Deputy Director and Acting Director of the Tactical Technology Office, the agency’s large systems and platforms office. For his work at DARPA, he was awarded the Distinguished Public Service Medal.

Eremenko currently serves on the Board of Directors of Eve Holding Inc. He earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees in aeronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and California Institute of Technology, respectively. He also holds a law degree from Georgetown University and is a private pilot.