Bala Chidambaram is the Director and Chief Engineer of Tech Strategy in Boeing Defense, Space and Security He leads the planning and executing of Boeing’s technology strategy across military programs.
Over his 28-year career at Boeing, Bala has held leadership roles across key capability areas, including modeling and simulation, actuation systems, embedded software systems, and secure connectivity. His program experience spans the C-17 Globemaster III, the CH-47 Chinook, the V-22 Osprey, the International Space Station, the 787 Dreamliner, the 777X, the Wisk PAV, and various Unmanned Aerial Systems (MQ-28 and the MQ-25).
Bala holds a B.S. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, both in Engineering.