Jerome Vila

Jerome VILA serves as the Deputy CEO and CPO at Maiaspace since August 2022. Previously, Jerome VILA was the Founder and Leader of ArianeWorks, an innovation platform supported by CNES and ArianeGroup, from February 2019 to August 2022. Prior roles include Assistant Director for Research and Future Programs at CNES, where Jerome VILA guided strategic advancements in space transport from September 2013 to February 2019, and Head of the Prospective, Innovation & Future Projects service, managing a team of six and overseeing a budget of approximately 4 million euros annually. Jerome VILA also contributed expertise as a Technical Officer for the Ariane 5 Midlife Evolution Program at the European Space Agency from September 2009 to September 2013 and as Project Manager for the Ariane 5 ECA development at CNES from May 1998 to September 2009. Education includes an engineering degree in Automation from CentraleSupélec (1994-1997).