Bob Lindberg brings to AVID LLC more than 40 years of experience as an aerospace executive in the government, for-profit, non-profit and academic sectors. As Chief Operating Officer, he provides overall strategic and corporate leadership to build the company through corporate development, business development, personnel development and investment.
Since 2003, Dr. Lindberg has been a member of the faculty of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department of the University of Virginia. From 2003-2012, Dr. Lindberg was President and Executive Director of the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA). He has also served as Sr. Vice President for Defense Programs with Orbital Sciences Corporation (now Orbital ATK) and Research Scientist and Branch Head with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.
Bob holds a B.S. in Physics (with Distinction) from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, an M.S. in Engineering Physics from the University of Virginia, and a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a Fellow and past president of the American Astronautical Society, and a member of Sigma Xi and Sigma Pi Sigma.
Bob has received numerous honors including the 2003 Egleston Medal from the Columbia Engineering School Alumni Association. He has published in the fields of aerospace systems design, controls, and robotics and has edited two books. He currently serves on the Science Committee of the NASA Advisory Council and chairs its Planetary Protection Subcommittee. He has served on committees and panels for the Naval Studies Board of the National Academies, the National Security Space Architect, and the Federal Aviation Administration. He has served as a board member of a dozen technology businesses and non-profit organizations.