Cdr Juliana R. Vida

Retired Commander, accomplished executive in business and technology, Juliana (Julie) thrives on innovation and collaboration. In her current role as Chief Technical Advisor for Splunk, a $2B software data and analytics firm, she empowers and inspires public sector leaders to make data-driven decisions that shape the future. She actively leverages her experience, relationships, and public platform through her professional role to advocate for and actively support military veterans in all stages of their career and transition out of uniform.

CDR Vida’s fervent wish is to join the Board of Trustees to directly serve ALL alumni in the concentrated Mid-Atlantic Region as the geographic representative. Having lived in various counties within Northern VA, served in the Pentagon both in uniform and as a GS-15 civilian, and traveled extensively in and around the DMV, she is keen to address the unique needs of alumni in the area.

Juliana initially enlisted as a Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive). She graduated at the top of her class (Russian) at the Defense Language Institute, then earned a direct accession appointment to USNA. She graduated in 1994, the first class of women assigned to warfighting units after the lifting of the combat exclusion law. She served two tours as a SWO, then lateral transferred to Naval aviation and flew helicopters (CH-46, S/H/M-60). Her pivot from military aviation to technology began with an assignment to the OPNAV N2N6 staff in the Pentagon. She ultimately became the Navy’s Deputy Chief Information Officer upon her retirement as a Commander in 2012. Her highest military award is the Navy Air Medal for superior airmanship in the earliest days after 9/11 in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

She holds an MS in Global Leadership from the University of San Diego and a BS in History (Russian minor) from USNA. She is also the winner of two major televised game shows, The Wheel of Fortune and The Weakest Link.