About Ian Villa
Ian Villa is a co-founder, COO, CPO and director at Whisper Aero.
Ian Villa first appears on SEC filings in 2023.
Experience
This experience comes from Ian Villa's profile and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Ian Villa in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.
TO
Tone Current
Acoustic Strategy
2025 – Present
Whisper Aero Inc. Current
Co-Founder, COO, CPO and director
COO & Chief Product Officer (2021 – Present)
2021 – Present · Crossville, TN
Electric propulsion systems for aircraft, drones and other air-moving products.
UK
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Advisory Board
2023 – 2026
CT
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE, INC. (THE)
Board Member
2023 – 2026
SA
Starburst Aerospace
Industry Mentor
2021 – 2022
OD
On Deck
Deep Tech Founding Fellow
2021 – 2022
JA
Joby Aviation
Product Strategy Lead
2021
UB
Uber
Head of Strategy
2017 – 2021
NC
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Aeronautical Engineer
2015 – 2017
LM
Lockheed Martin
College Technical Sr. Intern
2014
CI
CMSoft, Inc.
Software Engineer Intern
2013
SR
Silicon Valley Space Business Roundtable
Event Coordinator
2013
FG
Farhat Research Group
Research Assistant
2011 – 2013
BI
BluFlame Technology, Inc.
Co-Founder
2011 – 2013
SC
Stanford Solar Car
CFD Specialist
2012
AC
Army High Performance Computing Research Center
Research Intern
2011
Key Colleagues at Startups
The people Ian Villa works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.
Whisper Aero Inc. · Form D, Sep 17, 2026
