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Masha Petrova, PhD
CEO at Nullspace, INC
- Female in Tech
- Software
- Executive
- 📍Irvine, CA
Dr. Petrova is an experienced executive with a passion for leading multi-disciplinary global teams toward successful results by focusing on operations and creating a unified vision.
After receiving her PhD in aerospace engineering, Dr. Petrova spent 15+ years in the engineering simulation and design software industry, including holding global marketing executive roles at Ansys, Altium, LLC, and MSC Software (during acquisition by Hexagon MI) as well as 3 simulation software start-ups all acquired by Ansys, Inc. in the last 10 years.
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Technology entrepreneurship
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Women leaders in deep tech
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Marketing in B2B technology
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Engineering software
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Career transitions
- Being an outlier in your space
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Dr. Petrova harnesses her unique background in engineering and software development, along with diverse experience throughout the engineering software space to lead customer-centric marketing strategy and deliver go-to-market execution for highly technical products.
Masha holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of California, San Diego, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware. She is an advisor in several technology start-ups and a Board President of Engineers Without Borders, Orange County chapter.
BOOK NOW FOR your podcast
Masha Petrova, PhD
CEO at Nullspace, INC
- 📍Irvine, CA
- Female in Tech
- Software
- Executive
Dr. Petrova is an experienced executive with a passion for leading multi-disciplinary global teams toward successful results by focusing on operations and creating a unified vision.
After receiving her PhD in aerospace engineering, Dr. Petrova spent 15+ years in the engineering simulation and design software industry, including holding global marketing executive roles at Ansys, Altium, LLC, and MSC Software (during acquisition by Hexagon MI) as well as 3 simulation software start-ups all acquired by Ansys, Inc. in the last 10 years.
read more
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LET'S TALK ABOUT
-
Technology entrepreneurship
-
Women leaders in deep tech
-
Marketing in B2B technology
-
Engineering software
-
Career transitions
- Being an outlier in your space
--
Dr. Petrova harnesses her unique background in engineering and software development, along with diverse experience throughout the engineering software space to lead customer-centric marketing strategy and deliver go-to-market execution for highly technical products.
Masha holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of California, San Diego, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware. She is an advisor in several technology start-ups and a Board President of Engineers Without Borders, Orange County chapter.
As seen on
Timeline
Jan 2023 - Present
Nullspace
Chief Executive Officer

Aug 2021 - Aug 2022
Parentis Health
Chief Marketing Officer

Aug 2019 - Aug 2021
Altium
Vice President, Marketing

Dec 2018 - Aug 2019
OnScale
Vice President of Marketing

Oct 2017 - Dec 2018
ANSYS
Product Marketing, Additive Manufacturing

Jun 2016 - Oct 2017
MSC Software
Director of Global Marketing

2008 - Jun 2016
MVP Consulting Solutions
Founder & CEO
Dec 2005 - Nov 2008
Reaction Design
Field Applications/Marketing Engineer
2001 - 2005
University of California
Researcher

Ask me
| Tell us about Nullspace and what makes it unique as a deep tech company. |
| Tell us about being the female leader of a tech start-up. |
| How have you navigated being a female CEO in deep tech? |
| About the power of being an extrovert in the deep tech world of introverts. |
| How do you navigate career transitions? How do you craft your own career path? |